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IDF arrests 68 Hamas members in West Bank overnight, demolishes home of terrorist

By Emanuel Fabian 21 October 2023, 2:07 pm Edit

Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent

A woman draped in a Palestinian flag prepares to hurl stones toward Israeli forces during clashes with them at the northern entrance of the West Bank city of Ramallah on October 20, 2023 (Photo by Jaafar ASHTIYEH / AFP)
A woman draped in a Palestinian flag prepares to hurl stones toward Israeli forces during clashes with them at the northern entrance of the West Bank city of Ramallah on October 20, 2023 (Photo by Jaafar ASHTIYEH / AFP)

The Israel Defense Forces says troops have arrested 670 wanted Palestinians across the West Bank, including more than 450 affiliated with Hamas, since the war in the Gaza Strip began on October 7.

Overnight, 68 Hamas members were arrested, the military says.

Also overnight, the IDF says troops demolished the home of Hamas terrorist Maher Shalloun — in the Aqabat Jabr refugee camp — who is charged with killing dual American-Israeli citizen Elan Ganeles on the Route 90 highway in February.

There have been several clashes between IDF forces and Palestinians in the West Bank in the past two weeks, and several attempted terror attacks, according to the army.

According to the Palestinian Authority health ministry, at least 84 West Bank Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces and settlers since October 7.

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