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Today, Saturday, Israeli occupation forces arrested two Palestinians from the town of Bani Naim, east of Hebron.
Security sources reported to "Wafa", the Palestinian news agency, that the occupation forces stormed the town at dawn, and arrested: Mahmoud Idaisat and Tariq Khaled Muhammad, after raiding and searching their homes, and tampering with their contents.
The same sources added that the occupation forces raided and searched a number of homes.
On the other hand, today, Saturday, Israeli occupation forces stormed the villages of Qarawat Bani Zeid and Kafr Ain, northwest of Ramallah.
Local sources reported that the occupation forces stormed the two villages and deployed in the alleys and streets, without any arrests or confrontations reported.
The Israeli occupation forces also stormed the city of Nablus at dawn on Saturday, and arrested two young men.
Eyewitnesses confirmed that about 25 military vehicles stormed the city from the western side - the Deir Sharaf checkpoint.
Local sources explained that the occupation forces stormed the old town of the city, and deployed foot teams and snipers in the town and its surroundings. They were also stationed in several areas in the city centre, amid confrontations between citizens and the occupation forces, who fired live bullets and tear gas bombs.
The sources indicated that the occupation forces raided a building on Faisal Street.
Later, the same sources reported that the occupation forces arrested two young men from hotels in the city, and their identities are not yet known.
This comes after the representative of the United Nations Population Fund in Palestine, Dominic Allen, said that the situation in Gaza is a nightmare, and much more than just a humanitarian crisis, but rather a “crisis for humanity.”
At a press conference in New York, Allen spoke via video from Jerusalem and said that the situation in Gaza is beyond catastrophic, adding: “It is worse than I can describe.” The UN official said that he left Gaza, which he visited in recent days, feeling “terrified” for one million women and girls in Gaza, 650,000 of whom are of childbearing and menstruating age, and especially for the 180 women who give birth every day in Gaza.
Allen participated in a mission carried out by the United Nations to northern Gaza a few days ago to deliver medical aid to Al-Ahly and Al-Sahaba hospitals, the latter of which is the only operating maternity hospital in northern Gaza. He said that while they were moving there, people had feelings in their eyes that were difficult to describe, and that everyone they spoke to was “emaciated and hungry.” He added that every day in northern Gaza "is a battle for survival."