The Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) launched overnight and at dawn Thursday a large-scale raid and search campaign throughout the West Bank. 24 Palestinians were detained during the campaign.
In Tulkarem Israeli forces arrested a local young man after breaking into several houses at dawn.
A military checkpoint was also erected in the area where several locals were stopped and searched.
In al-Khalil an ex-prisoner was arrested and taken handcuffed to an unknown detention center after IOF soldiers stormed and violently searched his house.
Another young man was arrested from his house in the city.
Israeli forces also stormed Beit Ummar town in al-Khalil and arrested its former mayor and his son.
His second son was also summoned for investigation.
In Qalqilia Israeli forces were deployed in large numbers throughout the city before arresting a local young man and brutally attacking several others.
A military checkpoint was erected at the road linking between the city and Azzun town.
In Nablus IOF soldiers arrested three Palestinians after storming Balata town.
A raid and search campaign was carried out in the neighboring towns local sources reported.
Three more arrests were carried out in Qalandia refugee camp north of occupied Jerusalem while a young man was rounded up in Abu Dis town to the east of the occupied city.
Four other young men including an ex-detainee were arrested in Jenin while two others were detained in al-Bireh and Bethlehem.
