Israeli occupation forces raided the Tulkarm refugee camp in the occupied West Bank, as well as several other towns early on Friday.

In response, Resistance fighters confronted the incursion by setting off improvised explosive devices (IEDs), according to Al Mayadeen's correspondent. 

In further detail, confrontations erupted between Palestinian Resistance fighters and occupation forces in al-Manshiyeh neighborhood of Nur Shams camp in Tulkarm, where a powerful explosive device reportedly detonated near Israeli military vehicles in the camp. The IOF admitted that two soldiers were wounded in the confrontations.

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Scenes of the destruction caused by the occupation in the courtyard of Nour Shams camp in Tulkarm, during the ongoing military operation. pic.twitter.com/A21IYkpA4H

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Update on the attack on Tulkarm’s NourShams refugee camp : the assault is still ongoing for more than 12 hours now with more heavy duty vehicles deployed and massive scenes of destruction as daylight started cracking pic.twitter.com/M56VbIUOo9

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The Israeli raid resulted in extensive destruction in the camp, as reported by Palestinian media outlets, with Israeli bulldozers deliberately demolishing shops in the camp square.

During the raid, Israeli occupation forces arrested two Palestinian youths, Usayd Taha and Alaa Al-Tamouni, from their homes in Shweika suburb, north of Tulkarm, in the occupied West Bank.

IOF detain additional Palestinian youths

Concurrently, IOF carried out a campaign of arrests and field investigations in the village of Duma, southeast of Nablus in the northern West Bank. Additionally, Israeli forces raided the town of al-Mughayyir northeast of Ramallah and stormed a house there.

In al-Khalil, in the southern West Bank, Palestinian media reported that the Israeli military tower located at the entrance to al-Arroub refugee camp was targeted with Molotov cocktails and fireworks.

Israeli forces also raided the city of Dura (south of al-Khalil), where they arrested the young man Nadi Khalil al-Rajoub after storming his house.

'Israel' detained over 8,270 Palestinians in West Bank since Oct. 7

On the occasion of Palestinian Prisoners' Day, observed annually on April 17th, the Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs along with the Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) released a comprehensive fact sheet.

The fact sheet aims to shed light on the horrific reality and the staggering numbers of Palestinians detained within Israeli prisons.

The fact sheet also mentioned that the total number of detained Palestinians from the occupied West Bank and al-Quds since October 7 is estimated at 8,270, including those who were detained from their homes, at military checkpoints, those who surrendered under pressure, and those taken as hostages.

It also reported that the Israeli occupation has detained 275 women, including women from the Palestinian territories occupied in 1948 and women from Gaza detained in the West Bank. More than 520 minors were also held throughout the said period. 

The fact sheet detailed that 66 journalists had been detained, with 45 still in prison and 23 placed under administrative detention without indictment or trial. 4,430 administrative detention orders were issued against Palestinians, including new and renewed orders for children and women.

"Israel" issued more than 5,168 administrative detention orders against detainees, including women and children, as per the fact sheet. It also stressed that the current detention campaigns are accompanied by an increase in crimes and breaches, including torture, severe beatings, and threats against detainees and their family members.