Tulkarm:Israeli forces arrested five former Palestinian prisoners in Tulkarm early Wednesday, including a journalist.
According to Palestine news & Information Agency – WAFA – English, local sources reported that Israeli forces detained 62-year-old former prisoner Sadiq Samih al-Qarout, his 27-year-old son, former prisoner Yahya, 68-year-old former prisoner Omar Dawoud Jaber, and 35-year-old former prisoner Ahmad Mustafa Assas. The arrests occurred after their homes were raided in the Iktaba suburb, east of Tulkarm.
The sources further stated that Israeli forces also arrested former prisoner and journalist Hazem Imad Nasser from his home in the Shuweika suburb, north of the city. Nasser had been released two weeks ago after spending two years in administrative detention in Israeli prisons.