Jerusalem: Israeli forces conducted a series of detentions across the West Bank overnight, detaining at least 10 Palestinians, including siblings and former detainees, according to the Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) and the Palestinian Authority’s Commission for Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs.
According to Palestine News and Information Agency – WAFA, the raids targeted several areas in the West Bank, including the cities of Jenin, Bethlehem, Ramallah, Tubas, and Jerusalem. These operations were accompanied by violent raids on homes, widespread destruction of property, and threats made against detainees and their families. In some instances, Israeli forces ransacked homes, destroying personal belongings and confiscating items without explanation.
Among those detained were former detainees who had already spent time in Israeli prisons, as well as brothers who were detained together. The detentions are part of a broader campaign of repression that has intensified in the wake of the ongoing Israeli ge
nocide against the Palestinian people, which began in October 2023.
Additionally, Israeli occupation forces detained dozens of Palestinian workers inside Israel on Saturday evening. Since the start of the ongoing Israeli aggression in October 2023, over 11,600 Palestinians have been arrested from the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, as part of a broader campaign of collective punishment.
The scale of detentions continues to grow, with many detainees facing lengthy periods of detention without charge or trial, and reports of widespread ill-treatment during detention.