Occupation army hands over the body of a Palestinian it killed on Friday in the West Bank

It explained that Al-Ajarmeh "was martyred two days ago during a vehicle chase on the road linking the Hebron and Bethlehem governorates, while the Israeli occupation forces have withheld his body since his martyrdom."

On the other hand, the agency mentioned that the Israeli army arrested two Palestinians during a raid on the southern area of Hebron, and a third Palestinian, who is a former prisoner and wounded from the Al-Arroub camp north of the city.

Northeast of the city of Ramallah (central), the army raided the towns of Deir Dibwan and Sinjil "amid the firing of sound bombs and toxic gas," according to the same source.

For its part, Voice of Palestine radio (governmental) stated that the Israeli army raided the vicinity of the Al-Omari Mosque in the center of the city of Al-Bireh (central) and "heavily fired live bullets and gas bombs" without providing further details.

It also mentioned that the army closed the entrances to the town of Hizma, northeast of occupied Jerusalem, and threw sound bombs towards citizens.

For its part, Palestine TV (governmental) said that an Israeli force uprooted olive trees and bulldozed land adjacent to the road between Madama and Asira al-Qibliya, south of the city of Nablus (north), coinciding with the closure of the village entrances with dirt mounds.

Since the start of the war on the Gaza Strip on October 8, 2023, the Israeli army and settlers have escalated their attacks in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, which have included killings, arrests, displacement, home demolitions, land bulldozing, and settlement expansion, according to Palestinian sources.

Overall, the escalation by the Israeli army and settlers from October 2023 until the end of September has resulted in the death of more than 1,210 Palestinians, the injury of more than 13,350, and the arrest of nearly 24,600, according to official Palestinian data.