Israeli army detains 43 Palestinians in mass arrest campaign across West Bank

The Israeli army on Tuesday carried out mass arrests across the occupied Palestinian territories and detained more than 43 Palestinians, local media reported. 

Wafa news reported that in Bethlehem alone, nine Palestinians were detained in the town of Tuqu', southeast of the city, after Israeli forces carried out widespread raids, including searches and vandalism of homes.

The report said that in Hebron, Israeli forces arrested 22 Palestinians from the town of Dura, the village of al-Tabaqa, and al-Fawwar refugee camp in the southern West Bank.