Israeli army raids central West Bank, injures 2 teens, detains third

​​RAMALLAH, Palestine

The Israeli army raided a town Friday in the central occupied West Bank, injuring two teens and detaining a third, amid an escalation across the West Bank, according to the official Palestinian news agency, Wafa.

The army raided Ni'lin in western Ramallah, triggering clashes with Palestinians.

Soldiers fired live bullets and tear gas canisters, resulting in injury to two teens.

The army, meanwhile, erected a checkpoint in the northern area of the town and detained a minor, the Palestinian broadcaster also said, adding that Israeli forces stopped Palestinian-registered vehicles, checked passengers’ identity cards and caused a huge traffic jam.

The Israeli army frequently carries out wide-ranging arrest campaigns across the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem on the pretext of searching for “wanted” Palestinians.

Tension has been running high across the West Bank, where at least 930 Palestinians have been killed and nearly 7,000 injured in attacks by the Israeli army and illegal settlers since the start of the onslaught on the Gaza Strip on Oct. 7, 2023, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry.

In July, the International Court of Justice declared Israel’s long-standing occupation of Palestinian territories illegal, calling for the evacuation of all settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem.