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Article: Roundup: Israel escalates West Bank, Gaza Strip operations against wanted militants

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Roundup: Israel escalates West Bank, Gaza Strip operations against wanted militants

RAMALLAH, April 9 (Xinhua) -- The Israeli military are escalating its operations in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, with an apparent purpose to arrest dozens of wanted Palestinian militants.

Israeli troops arrested 39 Palestinians during overnight and early morning raids across West Bank cities, Palestinian security sources said on Wednesday.

The detentions took place in the towns of Nablus, Hebron, Ramallah, Qalqilia and Jenin and the detainees were taken to Israeli interrogation facilities in West Bank settlements and Israeli army bases, according to the sources.

They said that most of the detained ...

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