Israel detains over 70 suspects after West Bank violence leaves six dead
7 reported1 unconfirmed
Israel’s military said it detained over 70 suspects across the occupied West Bank overnight and on Saturday, following violence that left two Israeli soldiers and four Palestinian villagers dead. The clashes were centered in the village of Tell, where soldiers remained deployed. Palestinians described searches that included raids on a hospital in Nablus, where the director said soldiers detained and insulted staff and patients. The Israeli military statement did not mention the hospital but said over 300 locations were searched and affiliates of Hamas, arms traffickers, and others were detained. The circumstances of Friday’s events remained unclear, but Israeli media and local Palestinian officials suggested a group of settlers entered Tell and were confronted by residents. Separately, Israeli strikes on Saturday killed at least four Palestinians and wounded at least 15 others across Gaza, according to Palestinian health officials.
What’s reported
Israel’s military detained over 70 suspects across the occupied West Bank overnight and on Saturday.
Violence left two Israeli soldiers and four Palestinian villagers dead.
Clashes were centered in the village of Tell, where soldiers remained deployed.
Ghassan Barkat, director of Nablus Specialty Hospital, said soldiers stormed the hospital, detained and insulted staff, and arrested a seriously injured man.
The Israeli military statement did not mention the hospital but said over 300 locations were searched.
Israeli media and local Palestinian officials suggested a group of settlers entered Tell and were confronted by residents.
Israeli strikes on Saturday killed at least four Palestinians and wounded at least 15 others across Gaza, according to Palestinian health officials.
Open questions
The circumstances of Friday’s events remained unclear, as noted in the article.
Key figures
Ghassan Barkat, director of Nablus Specialty Hospital
Ali Hussein Ali Ramadan, arrested patient
Amin Shuman, president of the Palestinian higher commission for the affairs of prisoners
Sources: abcnews.com
