Israeli troops carried out sweeping raids in several Palestinian towns and villages across the West Bank overnight and into Saturday, arresting dozens of people following a deadly gunfight in which two Israelis and four Palestinians were killed, the IDF and Palestinian officials said. In addition, settlers set up four illegal outposts near the area where the clash took place, Hebrew media reported.

The main focus of the IDF raids was the village of Tell near Nablus, where Friday’s deadly incident took place, including searches in the homes of families of the Palestinians who were killed.

Walid Zidan, the mayor of Tell, said around 70 people from the village were detained and questioned at a field interrogation centre set up in a house in the village. Around 10 to 12 had been released so far, he told Reuters by telephone.

“House raids are continuing, army patrols are driving through the streets, and there is no movement of people in the streets,” he said.

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