28 Palestinians arrested across occupied territories
Israeli forces have abducted at least 28 Palestinians across the occupied territories amid weeks of the Tel Aviv regime’s aggression against Palestinians.
The arrests were made in the occupied West Bank cities of Jenin, al-Khalil (Hebron) and Ramallah as well as al-Quds (Jerusalem), Palestinian Ma’an news agency reported on Wednesday.
The report added that a number of children and minors are among the detainees.
Clashes were also reported between Palestinian youths and Israeli forces on Wednesday as a military checkpoint in the Silwan neighborhood of East al-Quds remained shut for a second consecutive day.
According to locals, the skirmishes broke out after Palestinian children and workers were denied entry through the Ras al-Amoud military checkpoint between Silwan and the Israeli-occupied Old City of al-Quds.
The Israeli forces are said to have fired tear gas canisters and rubber-coated bullets at protesting students, injuring two schoolboys while several others suffered from tear gas inhalation.
The Israeli regime has reportedly set up three military checkpoints in Ras al-Amoud area over the last two weeks. The move has made it difficult for thousands of schoolchildren and their teachers to go to school in the morning, interrupting normal school schedules.
Harsher penalties for stone-throwers
In a separate development, Israeli Knesset (parliament) approved a law imposing tougher penalties on Palestinian stone-throwers.
Based on the new measure, a minimum sentence of three years will be placed on Palestinian stone-throwers, who will also be stripped of their so-called social security benefits, a punishment that applies to those living in East al-Quds.
Meanwhile, the parents of minor rock-throwers could also lose their so-called social security benefits during the period of their children’s sentence.
The harsher penalties come as tensions have been running high over the past several weeks between Israel and Palestinians in the occupied territories.
The latest wave of tensions was triggered by Israel’s imposition in August of restrictions on the entry of Palestinian worshipers into the al-Aqsa Mosque compound in East al-Quds.
The Palestinian Health Ministry says at least 74 Palestinians have lost their lives at the hands of Israeli forces since the beginning of October. At least 11 Israelis have also been killed during that period.
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