Israeli army arrests 15 Palestinians in West Bank

The Israeli army forces arrested Wednesday 15 Palestinians in different areas in the West Bank, Palestinian security sources and Israeli army said.

An Israeli army spokesman said in a statement that Israeli soldiers arrested three Palestinians at an Israeli roadblock west of the northern West Bank city of Jenin.

The Israeli army spokesman added that the soldiers found with one of the three Palestinian suspects four explosive devices, and founded with the others two knives.

Earlier on Wednesday morning, the security sources said the Israeli army arrested 12 Palestinians after it stormed houses in the cities of Nablus, Hebron, Qalqilia and Tulkarem.

Palestinian security sources in the West Bank said the Israeli army had recently escalated its military and security actions in the territory, mainly detaining Palestinians during incursions and raids on towns and villages.

Palestinian rights groups said in separate reports that the Israeli army is nowadays erecting 650 different roadblocks and barriers all over the West Bank "under the claim of preventing the Palestinians carrying out attacks against Israeli targets."

Source: Xinhua