Israeli forces raid West Bank town, set up checkpoints north of Ramallah Israeli occupation forces raided the town of Sinjil, north of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank on Monday evening, local sources told Wafa. Witnesses reported that troops moved into areas on the town’s outskirts and fired flares into the air, triggering fear and panic among residents. The same sources said Israeli forces sealed off entrances to Sinjil, erected military checkpoints and stopped passing vehicles. Soldiers checked residents’ identity documents but made no arrests during the operation, according to local reports.