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QALQILIYA (Ma'an) -- Israeli forces raided a Qalqiliya village overnight Friday and arrested six brothers after ransacking several homes, locals said.

Israeli forces raided Beit Amin and deployed at entrances to the village, witnesses said.

They ransacked several homes before arresting Bassam Omar and his brothers Abdul-Salam, Ali, Ibrahim, Mahmoud and Abdullah.

Israeli soldiers destroyed part of the Omar family house and a steel agricultural structure before leaving the village.

An Israeli army spokeswoman did not return calls seeking comment.