Dozens blindfolded: ‘Israeli’ forces carry out mass arrests near West Bank’s Tulkarm
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The ‘Israeli’ military launched a wide-scale arrest campaign on Tuesday in the town of Bal’a, east of Tulkarm, detaining dozens of young men during a large military incursion.
Local sources told the Palestinian News Agency (WAFA) that ‘Israeli’ forces stormed numerous homes, conducting thorough searches and detaining dozens of residents after binding their hands and blindfolding them.
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The detainees were reportedly forced to walk to a military barracks and an interrogation center set up in the town inside a house seized from one of the residents there.
The Directorate of Education in the area suspended in-person classes and shifted to remote learning to ensure student safety.
