The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) carried out a large-scale raid in the Palestinian town of Azzun, east of Qalqilya in the northern West Bank, on Tuesday, marking another escalation in the occupied territory, witnesses reported.

Israeli forces stormed and searched multiple homes and subjected around 200 Palestinians to field interrogations before releasing them. However, several individuals were detained.

Activists shared footage and images on social media showing Palestinian civilians stripped to their underclothes during their arrests.

Azzun has been repeatedly targeted by Israeli raids due to its location along a main road frequently used by illegal Israeli settlers traveling between Qalqilya and Ramallah.

The incursion comes as the Israeli military continues its deadly offensive in the northern West Bank, which began on January 21, resulting in at least 65 Palestinian deaths and the forced displacement of thousands.

Israeli forces arrest 762 Palestinians in February, including 90 kids

Since the onset of the Israeli war on the West Bank, the IOF arrested 762 Palestinians, including 90 children and 19 women, from various areas in the occupied West Bank during the month of February. The largest number of arrests occurred in Jenin and its refugee camp, as part of a military operation that has been ongoing for over a month.

This was stated in a joint report issued by the Palestinian Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs, the Palestinian Prisoners' Society, and the Addameer Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association.

According to the report, "the occupation army continued its arrest campaigns in the West Bank, reaching a total of 762 Palestinians in February, with the highest number recorded in Jenin and its refugee camp."

The report also confirmed that among those detained, "90 children and 19 women were documented," noting "a rise in field interrogations, which targeted hundreds of Palestinians over the past month." The report further noted that since the start of the Israeli offensive in the northern West Bank on January 21, "the army has arrested 300 Palestinians from Jenin and its refugee camp, and 200 from Tulkarm and its refugee camps."

The statement also indicated that since October 7, 2023, the number of Palestinians detained in the West Bank has risen to 15,640, including 490 women (not counting women arrested from Gaza, whose numbers are estimated in the dozens).