AhlulBayt News Agency - The Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) arrested at dawn Wednesday two university students after raiding Nablus city to the north of the West Bank.
Eyewitnesses said that hundreds of Israeli soldiers broke into the Old City of Nablus and carried out military drills in the area.
The Israeli troops then pulled out of the Old City to the outskirts of the city, the sources added.
IOF soldiers also stormed Beit Dajan, town east of Nablus, and broke into a local home belonging to Sheikh Radwan Abu Thabet before arresting his son, a student at al-Najah University.
A similar raid was carried out in Urif town, south of the city, where a second university student was detained.
As student elections approach, Israeli forces have increased arrest campaigns against Palestinian students affiliated with the Islamic bloc.
Meanwhile, Israeli forces stormed overnight Beit Kad town, east of Jenin, which led to the outbreak of confrontations between locals and those forces.
Israeli forces stormed the town in large numbers amid heavy fire of teargas bombs and erected a military checkpoint, local sources said.
Local youths responded by throwing stones at the soldiers.
Several young men choked on teargas during the clashes.
A make-shift checkpoint was also erected at the northern entrance of Jenin after Israeli forces carried out combing operations in the area.
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