Israeli raids continue in occupied West Bank
The Wafa news agency has reported a series of Israeli raids across the occupied West Bank overnight, including in:
- The town of Tammun, southeast of Tubas, where 20-year-old Qais Salah Ayoub Basharat was arrested.
- The town of al-Khader, south of Bethlehem, where soldiers fired tear gas, causing several people to seek treatment for suffocation.
- Al Ein refugee camp near Nablus.
- The town of Turmus Aya, northeast of Ramallah.
- The village of Budrus, west of Ramallah.
Fifteen Palestinians arrested in the occupied West Bank
The Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs and the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society report the arrests took place in the governorates of Bethlehem, Qalqilya, Nablus and Tubas.
In the occupied Palestinian territory, one in every five Palestinians has been arrested and charged at some point. This rate is twice as high for Palestinian men as it is for women – two in every five men have been arrested and charged.
Since October 7 last year, more than 11,500 Palestinians have been arrested in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem, according to the organisations.
