Despite the extension of a truce with Hamas and the release of dozens of Palestinians overnight who had been imprisoned, Israel raided several neighborhoods in the West Bank and detained several others, Al Arabiya reported early on Tuesday.
Hundreds of young men were arrested in the West Bank, according to the report.
In the early hours of Tuesday morning, Israeli forces stormed the towns of Beitunia and Kafr Ain, west of Ramallah, and shot two young men, Al Arabiya said.
They died shortly after from their injuries, the report added.
Israel has detained more than 3,200 Palestinians in the West Bank since October 7, the Palestinian Commission for Detainees and Ex-Prisoners’ Affairs said.
The majority of those arrested were taken from their homes or while at Israeli checkpoints, Al Arabiya reported.
Outside Israel’s Ofer prison in the occupied West Bank, Israeli forces fired tear gas at dozens of Palestinians who had gathered to await the release of dozens of women and children, the report said.
Thirty-three Palestinians – 30 children and three women – were released from the prison and a detention center in Jerusalem in exchange for the release of hostages taken by Hamas on October 7.
Violence against Palestinians in the West Bank by Israeli forces and settlers has spiked in the aftermath of the attacks.
The intensified violence in the territory follows more than a year of escalating raids and arrests in the West Bank. Before the Hamas assault, 2023 was already the deadliest year for Palestinians in the West Bank in over two decades. Violence against Palestinians in the West Bank by Israeli forces and settlers has spiked in the aftermath of the attacks.
The intensified violence in the territory follows more than a year of escalating raids and arrests in the West Bank. Before the Hamas assault, 2023 was already the deadliest year for Palestinians in the West Bank in over two decades.
