Israeli troops have arrested a number of Palestinians in a raid on the Balata refugee camp, east of the West Bank city of Nablus.<\/p>\n
Dozens of Israeli military vehicles raided the camp early on Wednesday, after a standoff between fighters in the camp and Palestinian security forces, Hassan al-Titi, Al Jazeera’s correspondent, reported.<\/p>\n
The Palestinian Authority had deployed his own troops to ensure security in the area, but Israel said it was maintaining overall control.<\/p>\n
Israeli soldiers also stormed a number of houses in the area, al-Titi said.<\/p>\n
Palestinian officials said at least 25 people were arrested, but Israeli forces said just eight are being held.<\/p>\n
Al-Titi reported that Israeli forces had bombed the house of Hani al-Kaabi, a “wanted” Palestinian activist in Balata refugee camp, and were holding wife of Nasir Abu Aziz, another “wanted” activist.<\/p>\n
The West Bank, governed by the Palestinian Fatah faction, has been under Israeli miltary occupation since 1967.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, in the Hamas-controlled Palestinian territory of Gaza, a funeral for a dead fighter turned violent when Hamas men opened fire at supporters of the rival Islamic Jihad faction, leaving one person dead, medical officials said.<\/p>\n
The Hamas men began shooting after Islamic Jihad members threw stones at a Hamas police station during the funeral of the Islamic Jihad fighter, witnesses said.<\/p>\n