Israeli forces have detained at least 22 people in the northern West Bank since launching a large-scale operation in the area last night, the Palestinian Authority’s official WAFA news agency reports, citing the Palestinian Prisoners Club organization.
The detainees were arrested during Israeli operations in the Palestinian Jordan Valley, the club’s Tubas Governorate administrators Kamal Bani ‘Awda tells WAFA.
Tubas Mayor Mahmoud Daraghmah says in a statement that the IDF had imposed a curfew and shut down roads leading to the town, and that “Apache helicopters fired toward the population this morning.”
He says Israeli forces have also seized five homes in Tubas and another 10 homes in Tamoun.
Speaking to Arabic media, Tubas Governor Ahmed al-Asaad accuses Israel of cutting off electricity and water lines in Tubas as part of a larger bid to force out Palestinians from the area.
The IDF and Shin Bet said this morning that they had commenced wide-scale operations in the northern West Bank last night and “won’t allow terror to become established in the area.”
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