Israeli forces arrest several Palestinians in the West Bank

On Thursday 17th January, Israeli occupation forces raided at dawn, several villages west of Jenin and arrested Palestinians from the village of Kufr Ra'i. Security and local sources reported that the Israeli forces arrested Bassam Nabil Diab, 25, and Majdi Melhem, 26, after the soldiers raided the village and broke into their houses. The sources also said that Israeli forces raided the villages of Arka, Tamoun and Tayseer in Tubas governorate, broke into several houses and interrogated their residents. Palestinian sources said Israeli forces handed a Palestinian from Durah village, south of Hebron a notice to meet with its Intelligence Agency and set several military checkpoints at Hebron's main entrances. The sources added that the Palestinian Yousef Mesbah al-Rjoub was handed a notice to meet with the Israeli Intelligence.