Israeli forces arrest mayor of Hebron: Report
Israeli forces have arrested the mayor of Hebron, Tayseer Abu Sneineh, during a raid on the city in the occupied West Bank, according to the Wafa news agency and the Palestinian Prisoners’ Media Office (ASRA).
Wafa quoted security and local sources who said Israeli forces stormed the mayor’s home in Hebron, searching it and ransacking its contents, before arresting him and taking him to an unknown location.
The Israeli military also set up checkpoints around the Hebron governorate and closed a number of main and secondary roads with iron gates, cement blocks, and earth mounds, according to Wafa.
ASRA cited Hebron’s Municipal Council as saying “this brutal attack does not only target the mayor himself, but also targets the will of the people of Hebron and its elected institutions, and constitutes a blatant assault on the democratic process and on our people’s right to manage their affairs and serve their city with freedom and dignity.”
The council called on “all international, human rights and humanitarian institutions to assume their legal and moral responsibilities and pressure for his immediate release, and to put an end to these escalating violations against the city’s leaders and citizens”.
Israeli forces raid the Old City of Hebron in the occupied West Bank on Saturday
At least 25 Palestinians arrested in Israeli raids across occupied West Bank
Israeli forces have arrested 25 Palestinians in dawn raids across the occupied West Bank, according to the Palestinian Prisoners’ Media Office (ASRA).
The raids took place in numerous locations across eight governorates, the office reported, with the most arrests occurring in Nablus governorate, where 13 people were detained in Qusra, Kafr Qallil and other towns.
In the town of Bal’a in Tulkarem governorate, Israeli forces used a military bulldozer and police dogs during the raids, causing widespread property damage, the office reported, while clashes occurred with residents during raids in Kafr Thulth town in Qalqilya governorate.
Israeli settlers injure Palestinian man near occupied West Bank’s Nablus city
A Palestinian man has been transferred to hospital after being injured during an attack by Israeli settlers on the town of Deir Sharaf, west of Nablus in the occupied West Bank, according to the Wafa news agency.
In a separate attack, groups of Israeli settlers stormed the village of Kisan, east of Bethlehem, throwing stones at Palestinian homes, the agency reported.
In another incident, Israeli settlers stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied East Jerusalem under the protection of the Israeli police, performing rituals at the site, Wafa reported.
