Israeli forces arrest over a dozen Palestinians in West Bank raids
Israeli forces have detained more than a dozen Palestinians during large-scale raids in several areas of the West Bank, as the Tel Aviv regime presses ahead with its extensive arrest campaign throughout the occupied territories.
Palestine’s official Wafa news agency, citing local sources, reported on Wednesday that Israeli troops rounded up three Palestinians after they carried out a raid on the Aqabat Jaber refugee camp in the eastern West Bank city of Ariha.
The sources added that there were two siblings among those arrested, noting that they were detained after Israeli troops broke into and ransacked their homes.
The local sources noted that a young Palestinian man sustained a gunshot wound in the leg after Israeli troops opened fire during the confrontations that broke out after the raid.
Three people, including two former prisoners, were also arrested in the city of Tulkarm.
Israeli forces detained one former prisoner in the city of al-Khalil, and another two in al-Quds.
Israeli forces also raided the central West Bank city of Ramallah, where they arrested a Palestinian.
In the city of Nablus, located approximately 49 kilometers (30 miles) north of al-Quds, they arrested two Palestinians.
Israeli forces launch raids on various cities of the West Bank almost on a daily basis under the pretext of detaining what it calls “wanted” Palestinians. The raids usually lead to violent confrontations with residents.
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.
Thousands of Palestinians are held in Israeli jails. Hundreds have been imprisoned under the practice of administrative detention, which allows incarcerating Palestinian inmates without trial or charge.
Some Palestinian prisoners have been held in administrative detention for up to eleven years.
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