Conflict & Security
Israeli forces detain at least 24 Palestinians in West Bank raids, including a journalist
September 17, 2026 at 02:37 PM · Updated 29d ago
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3 reports · over 8 hours
Israeli forces have detained at least 24 Palestinians during Thursday raids across West Bank towns, including journalist Alaa al-Rimawi.
- The Palestinian news agency Wafa reported that forces detained at least 24 Palestinians, including journalist Alaa al-Rimawi, taken during a raid on his Ramallah home.
- Wafa said 23 of the arrests occurred in Hajjah village east of Qalqilya, where troops also raided homes and entered the town of Baqat al-Hatab.
- Troops stormed Saida and Illar north of Tulkarm with military vehicles and drones, converting a freed prisoner's house in Saida into a military barracks.
- Al-Rimawi's family told Anadolu he was taken to an undisclosed location, and the Israeli army issued no statement on his arrest.
- Israeli forces also injured Palestinians and demolished homes during the same raids, Palestinian sources said.
- Troops stormed the al-Ain refugee camp in Nablus with tanks and used a house there as an interrogation center.


