By Xinhua
Ramallah : Israeli troops had arrested a total of 56 Palestinians in the West Bank on Tuesday night in a large detention campaign, Palestinian sources and Israeli media said Wednesday.
According to Israeli radio, the army conducted incursions and raids in different parts of the West Bank, arresting 56 people.
Palestinian security sources said Israeli forces stepped up operations and detained 56 residents in Jenin, Nablus, and Bethlehem while most of the detentions took place in the city of Hebron where 43 people were arrested.
The detentions in Hebron started Tuesday night when more than 30 armored vehicles stormed Beit Ommar suburb, imposed curfew and asked the residents, via loudspeakers, to get out from houses to be searched.