Israeli forces detained seven Palestinians, including two 16-year-olds, in overnight and predawn raids across the occupied West Bank on Saturday, according to Palestinian local sources. Separately, settlers allegedly assaulted a Palestinian man and his wife while they worked on their farmland in al-Zarqa, Beitillu, northwest of Ramallah, leaving both needing hospital treatment for injuries and bruising.

The detentions were reported in Tubas, Nablus and Bethlehem governorates. Forces detained one teenager in Tammun, four people in raids on Urif, Einabus and Burqa, another teenager in Wadi Fukin, and a man at the Container Checkpoint. Wafa security sources said troops also stormed dozens of homes in Asira ash Shamaliya and turned one house into a field interrogation centre.

Other reported incidents included the detention and beating of 11 workers near Hebron, vehicle damage and graffiti in Surif, and an alleged pepper-spray attack on three young men near Ramallah. Palestinian sources recorded more than 11,000 attacks by Israeli forces and settlers in the West Bank during the first half of this year. The UN says settlement outposts have no legal validity under international law.