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21 Palestinians rounded up in West Bank

Wednesday 26-July-2017

The Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) arrested early Wednesday 21 Palestinians from different cities and towns in the West Bank.

Several youths were detained in Nablus after IOF broke into its Akar refugee camp east of the city which led to the outbreak of limited clashes.

A military checkpoint was also erected in the neighboring town of Udla where several Palestinian vehicles were stopped and searched.

A minor was among the reported arrests in the city.

In Bethlehem an activist was arrested from his family house in Takoa town and taken to unknown detention center.

Violent raids were also carried out in Beit Fujar town south of the city with no arrests reported.

Similar raids were reported in al-Khalil where IOF soldiers occupied a local house and turned it into a military barracks.

Also in al-Khalil Israeli settlers carried out collective attacks against Palestinian properties in the Old City and the towns of Yatta Seir and Beit Enoun.

Meanwhile clashes erupted in Qalqilia when IOF soldiers violently stormed the city amid heavy firing of rubber bullets. Injuries were reported among the locals.

A young man was also detained in Jenin.

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