Israeli forces arrested five Palestinians from the Bethlehem governorate in the occupied West Bank, Al Jazeera reports.

According to security sources quoted by the Wafa news agency, forces arrested four of the men from the town of al-Khader and one from the city of Beit Jala, after raiding and searching their family homes.

Moreover, Israeli troops handed the man who was arrested in Beit Jala a notice to report to their intelligence.