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SvennoJ on 17 March 2024
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More hostages taken daily

More than dozen Palestinians arrested in raids across West Bank: Report

The Wafa news agency is reporting Israeli raids across the West Bank, including in or around the cities of Nablus, Tulkarem, Bethlehem, Hebron and Jenin. The agency reported seven arrests in the Hebron governorate, three in the Qalqilya governorate, three in the Jenin governorate and one in Jerusalem.


Rights advocates sound alarm over Israeli torture of Palestinian detainees

Israeli rights groups have called for international action over Israeli abuse and torture of Palestinian detainees, saying the situation amounted to a “crisis”. Tal Steiner, the executive director of the Public Committee Against Torture in Israel (PCATI), told the AFP that nine people had allegedly died behind bars since October 7.

And “there are almost 10,000 Palestinians in Israeli custody right now… a 200-percent increase from any normal year”, she said. Miriam Azem, of the Adalah legal centre, told the AFP that her organisation had managed to document “19 clear cases” of torture within the Israeli prison system since October 7, including sexual violence.

“We’re seeing really widespread and systemic use of many, many tools in order to inflict torture and ill-treatment on Palestinians,” she told AFP, adding that the situation “requires the immediate intervention of the international community”.

Clashes, explosions as Israeli forces storm Nablus

Our colleagues at Al Jazeera Arabic are reporting hearing explosions and seeing Israeli forces violently fighting with Palestinian young men in Nablus. Footage from the scene earlier in the night shows tear gas on the streets of Nablus. The Wafa news agency said Israeli forces accompanied by a bulldozer took part in the raid.


Israeli settlers raid villages near Nablus: Report

The Wafa news agency is reporting raids by Israeli settlers in villages near the occupied West Bank city of Nablus. In the village of Duma, settlers threatened residents with eviction, while in the village of Burin, settlers pelted residents with stones and fired live rounds into the air. No injuries were reported, the agency said.

More Palestinians arrested by Israel in occupied West Bank

Israeli forces have arrested eight Palestinians in overnight raids across the occupied West Bank, local news sources said. The arrests took place in Qalqilya, Hebron and Jenin after Israeli forces stormed the cities and raided Palestinian homes.

According to the Commission of the Prisoners and Ex-Prisoners Affairs, Israeli occupation forces have arrested about 7,605 Palestinians from the West Bank since October 7.