Ahmed Asmar
24 October 2023•Update: 24 October 2023
RAMALLAH, Palestine
The Israeli army on Tuesday carried out several raids across the occupied West Bank to arrest Palestinians, triggering clashes.
According to the Palestinian news agency WAFA, the Israeli army detained four Palestinians from the villages of Ein Yabrud and Kafr Malik, near Ramallah city, after searching their homes.
It added that another seven Palestinians were detained from the villages of Aboud and Atara, northern Ramallah.
Meanwhile, the Israeli forces also raided the village of Jaba', near Jenin city, northern West Bank, and stormed into several homes in the village.
Eyewitnesses told Anadolu that an exchange of fire took place in the village between the Israeli forces and Palestinians.
Nearly, 1,000 Palestinians have been detained by the Israeli army since Oct. 7 after fighting erupted between Palestinian groups and Israel.
Almost 100 Palestinians have also been killed by Israeli forces across the West Bank since then.
The conflict in Gaza, which has been under Israeli bombardment and a blockade since Oct. 7, began when the Palestinian group Hamas initiated Operation Al-Aqsa Flood, a multi-pronged surprise attack that included a barrage of rocket launches and infiltrations into Israel by land, sea, and air.
It said the incursion was in retaliation for the storming of Al-Aqsa Mosque and growing violence by Israeli settlers against Palestinians.
The Israeli military then launched Operation Swords of Iron against Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip.
The Palestinian death toll from ongoing Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip has climbed to 5,087, the Health Ministry in the blockaded enclave said Monday.
More than 1,400 Israelis have been killed in Hamas attacks since Oct. 7, according to Israeli authorities.
