WEST BANK, February 22, 2011 (WAFA) - Israeli forces arrested Tuesday 10 Palestinians after raiding several areas, according to local sources.

They raided Beit Furik, a village east of Nablus, Beit Ummar, a town north of Hebron, and Silat-al-Harithiya, a village west of Jenin.

Soldiers raided Beit Furik and searched many houses and arrested five Palestinians.

Mohammad Awad, spokesman for the National Committee against Wall and Settlement, said that soldiers arrested three Palestinians in Beit Ummar.

In the meantime, soldiers searched a carpet warehouse in Bani Naim, a village east of Hebron, searched a Palestinian house in Dura, a village south of Hebron, and set a checkpoint at the entrance of Khirsa, also south of Hebron.

They also arrested two Palestinians from Silat-al-Harithiya, raided many houses and tampered with their contents, according to security sources.

Sources said that soldiers also raided Kufur Dan, a village west of Jenin, no arrests were reported.

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