Israeli forces raid areas near Nablus, arrest man and assault residents

Israeli occupation soldiers carried out overnight raids near the occupied West Bank city of Nablus, arresting one Palestinian and assaulting others, according to Wafa.

At dawn on Thursday, Israeli military vehicles entered al-Ain refugee camp, west of Nablus, where troops raided several homes, searched them and damaged property. During the operation, soldiers arrested Muhammad Yusuf Mahmoud Khaled from his home.

In a separate raid, Israeli forces stormed the village of Madama, south of Nablus. Security and local sources said troops broke into a number of houses, ransacked their contents and severely beat residents. No arrests were reported during the Madama operation.