Israeli forces detained 16 people during a series of raids in the occupied West Bank early on Friday, Palestinian media reported. The military operation in the city of Jenin has now entered its fourth day. Nine people were held in the town of Anata, north-east of Jerusalem, the Wafa news agency quoted sources as saying. Five Palestinians were detained in Nablus and the nearby village of Burqa, while at least two were held in the Jenin and Tulkarm governorates.

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