More arrests in occupied West Bank as thousands remain imprisoned
Israeli forces have arrested more Palestinians during raids across the occupied West Bank today, adding to a total of at least 3,850 that the Prisoners’ Media Office says are in military detention centres.
There are about 400 children and 125 women among those currently behind bars, according to the latest figures by the Palestinian monitor.
Most arrests took place in besieged Jenin with 920 recorded cases, and in Tulkarem with 455 cases. At 800 cases, Israeli forces made the largest number of arrests in a month in March 2025.
Since the start of the war on Gaza on October 7, 2023, the monitor has recorded 2,464 arrests of Palestinians from the city of Jerusalem, including a large number of children. Palestinian children from Jerusalem have had 161 house arrest orders issued against them in that time as well.
Know their names: West Bank Palestinians killed by Israelis this week
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As Israel’s unrelenting war on Gaza continues, deadly attacks by Israeli army and settlers against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank have also soared to near-daily killings.
According to Shireen.ps, a database compiled by Palestinian journalists, 177 Palestinians have been killed there this year.
On Friday, Israeli settlers beat to death 20-year-old American Palestinian Sayfollah Musallet, his family stating that the mob surrounded him for three hours during the assault and attacked medics attempting to reach him.
Eight other Palestinians, including a child, were also slain this past week as a result of settler attacks, as well as targeted assassinations and raids conducted by Israeli troops.
The bodies of four of those killed have been held back by Israeli authorities.
Israel’s government moves forward plan to split West Bank: Reports
Israel is resuming plans to build in the E1 area of the occupied West Bank – a move that would sever the north from the south, according to a report by news outlet Haaretz.
The Higher Planning Committee in the Civil Administration is scheduled to discuss the project on August 6, marking the first time the proposal has advanced since 2021.
Opponents – including Palestinians living in the area and groups such as Peace Now, Ir Amim, and the Association of Environmental Justice – were summoned last week to present their objections.
The construction threatens remaining land reserves around Ramallah, East Jerusalem, and Bethlehem, critics said.
According to Haaretz, the plan involves the construction of 3,412 housing units across 12 square kilometres (4.6 square miles), north and west of the Ma’ale Adumim settlement, which is illegal under international law.
