Israeli forces enter Beit Jala as West Bank raids continue

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The Israeli military has raided the town of Beit Jala, north of Bethlehem, as it continues to carry out assaults across the occupied West Bank, Al Jazeera reports.

Local Palestinian platforms posted videos on Telegram verified by Al Jazeera’s Sanad fact-checking unit showing military vehicles entering the town and raiding a house.

Separately, the Palestinian news agency Wafa reported that the Israeli army arrested four people in the town of al-Masara in Bethlehem governorate.

Israeli forces also conducted raids in Nablus, Qalqilya, Attil and Qaffin. In Qaffin north of Tulkarem, six people were arrested during raids on several homes, Wafa reported.

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