Israeli forces detain 24 Palestinians in West Bank raids

RAMALLAH, March 9, 2026 — Israeli occupation forces detained 24 Palestinians on Monday during military raids across multiple areas of the occupied West Bank, including Jerusalem, according to local and security sources.

“RAMALLAH, March 9, 2026, WAFA — Israeli occupation forces detained 24 Palestinians on Monday during military raids across multiple areas of the occupied West Bank, including Jerusalem, according to local and security sources”

WAFA Agency

In the Bethlehem governorate the forces detained four Palestinians, including three brothers, after raiding and searching their homes in the village of Al-Walaja.

In the Nablus governorate a Palestinian resident of Qabalan was detained after Israeli soldiers stormed his home and assaulted him.

Soldiers vandalized a plastic greenhouse belonging to a local resident in the Nablus governorate.

In the village of Zawana a young Palestinian man was detained following a raid and search of his house.

Early Monday the army also conducted raids in the village of Beit Furik, the Balata and Askar refugee camps, and the town of Aqraba.

During the raid in Beit Furik a woman fainted when soldiers stormed her house and assaulted her children.

In the Hebron governorate, Israeli occupation forces detained 10 Palestinians, including three brothers, after raiding, searching and wreaking havoc in their homes in the towns of Beit Kahil and Idhna.

During those military incursions, soldiers assaulted several residents and ransacked homes.

“RAMALLAH, March 9, 2026, WAFA — Israeli occupation forces detained 24 Palestinians on Monday during military raids across multiple areas of the occupied West Bank, including Jerusalem, according to local and security sources”

WAFA Agency

The forces also established multiple military checkpoints at the entrances to Hebron and its surrounding towns, villages, and refugee camps.

They closed a number of main and secondary roads with iron gates, cement blocks, and dirt mounds.

In the Qalqiliya governorate, occupation forces detained five Palestinians during raids in the city of Qalqilya and the town of Hableh, south of the city.

“RAMALLAH, March 9, 2026, WAFA — Israeli occupation forces detained 24 Palestinians on Monday during military raids across multiple areas of the occupied West Bank, including Jerusalem, according to local and security sources”

WAFA Agency

In Hableh, soldiers stormed and searched homes and detained several young men.

During those raids, soldiers fired illumination flares over the town and distributed warning leaflets before withdrawing after approximately six hours.

In a separate incident, the forces raided the village of Hajja, east of Qalqilya, and detained a former prisoner after searching his home.

In occupied Jerusalem, Israeli occupation forces detained three Palestinians, including a minor, during military raids into the towns of At-Tur and Abu Dis.

Two Palestinians were detained in At-Tur, and a minor was detained after soldiers stormed a residential building in Abu Dis.