Israeli forces interrogate dozens of Palestinians amid West Bank raids

Israeli army forces raided several areas in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday and interrogated dozens of Palestinians, witnesses said.

Army forces stormed the Aida refugee camp in the southern city of Bethlehem, the Balata refugee camp in eastern Nablus, the town of Al-Mughayyir in Ramallah, and the eastern neighborhood of Jenin, they said.

Video footage showed around 30 Palestinians being held inside a house for field interrogation in Al-Mughayyir.

Witnesses said two people were detained while the rest were released, adding that at least 20 Palestinians were also interrogated in the field in the Aida refugee camp.

Wednesday's raids came as the Israeli army has continued a deadly military offensive in the northern West Bank since January, killing over 70 Palestinians and displacing thousands.

Tension has been running high across the occupied West Bank, where at least 938 Palestinians have been killed and nearly 7,000 injured in attacks by the Israeli army and illegal settlers since the start of the onslaught on Gaza on Oct. 7, 2023, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry.

In July, the International Court of Justice declared Israel's longstanding occupation of Palestinian territories illegal, calling for the evacuation of all settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem.