The Israeli occupation forces at daybreak Thursday stormed Qalqilya province in the northern West Bank and subjected Palestinian civilians to intensive questioning.
Reporting from the city a PIC news correspondent said Palestinian civilians and drivers have been interrogated and inspected by heavily-armed soldiers stationed on Jaljouliya Road in Qalqilya.
The occupation patrols further set up a series of ambushes and a military checkpoint in the area.
The Israeli army has stepped up crackdowns and arbitrary abductions in the northern occupied West Bank province of Qalqilya in an attempt to quell anti-occupation activism and protests.