Israeli forces have carried out a series of overnight raids and arrests across the occupied West Bank, Al Jazeera reports, citing Wafa news agency.

Two people were detained in Bethlehem and the nearby town of Husan.

In Birzeit, north of Ramallah, troops stormed a home and arrested a father and son.

In another raid in Balata camp, near Nablus, forces entered several homes, including that of the local Fatah leader.

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