Israel sends reinforcements as siege of West Bank town tightens

Israeli forces on Thursday deployed new military reinforcements to the town of Tammun, south of Tubas in the occupied West Bank, Palestinian media reported. 

Israeli forces have laid siege to the town of Tammun in the Tubas Governorate, located 13 kilometres northeast of Nablus in the West Bank, where at least 60 Palestinians have been arrested and dozens have been forcibly displaced from their homes.  

The mayor Tammun said that the forces have displaced many families, turning their homes into military barracks and sealed the town.

The Israeli army also cut off roads connecting the town with the rest of the West Bank, and severed electricity lines and drinking water pipes.