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Published 16 Mar, 2025 08:12am

Israeli forces arrest Palestinians in raids across occupied West Bank

Here are the latest updates from the Wafa news agency:

  • Israeli forces arrested five young men from the Al-Zalbani family during a raid on the town of Anabta, northeast of Jerusalem, according to the Jerusalem Governorate.
  • Earlier in the evening, a young man was shot in the abdomen with live bullets, during clashes with Israeli soldiers in Anata.
  • Israeli forces arrested three Palestinians from the town of Silwad, east of Ramallah, security sources told Wafa.
  • Israeli forces also raided the towns of Anabta and Bal’a, east of Tulkarem, after midnight.
  • Israeli soldiers also stormed the city of Jericho from its eastern entrance, without any arrests or raids being reported.
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