Fresh raids, arrests across West Bank

WEST BANK  (Palestine Foundation Information Center)  The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) carried out at dawn Friday a large-scale raid and arrest campaign across the West Bank.

Rights sources affirmed that the IOF arrested the wife of the imprisoned lawyer Tariq Barghouth for allegedly entering Occupied Jerusalem without an Israeli permit.

The IOF troops also stormed the Nour Shams refugee camp, east of Tulkarem, early today amid intense flights of reconnaissance aircraft.

At least one young man was detained during the raid after surrounding and storming his family house.

The IOF also broke into Qalqilya city and conducted a raid and search campaign.

Similar raids were reported in Azzun, Habla, Kafr Laqif, Kafr Thuluth, and Kafr Qaddum towns in Qalqilya District.

A young man was rounded up in Kafr Laqif town, while violent clashes erupted in Azzun town.

Another young man was arrested after the IOF stormed Nablus City and confiscated his car.

A large-scale raid campaign was also carried out in Madama town, south of Nablus.