Israeli forces arrest 20 Palestinians, including children, in occupied territories

Israeli regime forces have arrested at least twenty Palestinians, including children, during raids in the West Bank and al-Quds, as the Tel Aviv regime continues its wide-scale arrest campaign in several areas across the occupied territories. 

Palestine’s official Wafa news agency, citing local sources, reported that Israeli troops arrested three children-- identified as Musa, Fo'ad and Omar Jibril-- after raiding their family home in the Silwan neighborhood of al-Quds on Sunday.

Israeli forces detained at least three other Palestinians in the occupied East al-Quds neighborhood of al-Tur, while another six were arrested after the regime’s troops stormed their houses in the occupied Old City of al-Quds.

Six other Palestinians were also arrested after the occupying regime forces attacked their house in the West Bank village of Husan, west of Bethlehem.

Israeli forces arrest several Palestinians as they raid Jenin in northern West Bank

Israeli military forces arrest at least five Palestinians during a raid in the northern West Bank city of Jenin and a nearby refugee camp.

Israeli troops also arrested a Palestinian from the village of Tuqu, southeast of Bethlehem, during the regime’s latest violence against Palestinian worshipers at the al-Aqsa Mosque compound in al-Quds.

In the West Bank city of Qalqilya, Israeli forces also arrested at least one Palestinian during a raid on the town of Azzun.

Over the past months, Israel has ramped up attacks on Palestinian towns and cities throughout the occupied territories. As a result of these attacks, dozens of Palestinians have lost their lives and many others have been arrested.

Most of the raids have focused on Nablus and Jenin, where Israeli forces have been trying to stifle a growing Palestinian resistance against occupation.

Local and international rights groups have condemned Israel’s excessive use of force and “shoot-to-kill policy” against Palestinians.

Israeli forces attack Palestinian worshippers at al-Aqsa Mosque

Israeli forces have raided the al-Aqsa Mosque compound again.

Since the start of the holy month of Ramadan, the Israeli regime has imposed strict restrictions on the entry and exit of Palestinians to and from the gates of al-Aqsa Mosque.

On April 4, heavily armed Israeli forces stormed the al-Aqsa Mosque compound before firing tear gas and stun grenades into the Qibli prayer hall, where hundreds of men, women, elderly people, and children were staying overnight to pray. Some eyewitnesses said rubber-coated steel bullets were also fired.

Israeli forces have wounded and rounded up hundreds of Palestinians during the attacks that have seen a rise since the beginning of the fasting month of Ramadan. Illegal Israeli settlers have, meanwhile, been freely violating the compound under the Israeli military and police force’s protection.

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