In 136 days, 'Israel' detained 7,100 Palestinians in West Bank
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The majority of the arrests occurred in the cities of al-Khalil, Ramallah, al-Quds, Nablus, and Jenin.
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A Palestinian youth arrested by Israeli occupation forces (AFP)
According to Palestinian prisoners' rights groups, Israeli occupation forces (IOF) arrested 25 additional Palestinians in raids across the occupied West Bank on Monday.
According to a joint statement by the Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs and the Palestinian Prisoners Society, the majority of the arrests occurred in the cities of al-Khalil, Ramallah, al-Quds, Nablus, and Jenin.
According to the statement, the arrests were "marked by acts of sabotage and destruction of citizens’ homes, in addition to severe beatings of detainees and their families, and the confiscation of money."
Palestinian prisoner's committees recorded that at least 7,1000 Palestinians have been arrested by the IOF since October 7.
Over 398 Palestinians have been killed in the occupied West Bank and another 4,500 have been wounded by Israeli aggression, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry.
The Ministry announced on Sunday that Israeli occupation forces killed a Palestinian youth east of Nablus in the occupied West Bank.
Breaking | Anas Jameel Dawikat from the town of Rojeeb was shot and killed by Israeli occupation's forces at Beit Furik checkpoint, east of Nablus. pic.twitter.com/xmj169ecm8
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) February 18, 2024
According to the statement, 26-year-old Anas Jameel Dawikat was shot dead by Israeli soldiers at the Beit Furik military checkpoint.
Meanwhile, al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, the military wing of the Palestinian National Liberation Movement (Fatah) in al-Khalil, announced that its Resistance fighters targeted the "Karmei Tzur" settlement with heavy gunfire, adding that "the fighters withdrew safely" after the operation.
Tulkarm Brigade mourns two martyrs
Al-Quds Brigades - Tulkarm Brigades - announced yesterday that two of its Resistance fighters were martyred during confrontations with Israeli occupation forces that raided the Tulkarm refugee camp.
The Resistance group identified the martyrs as leaders Mohammad al-Awfi "Abu Sultan" (36) and Nabil Atta Mohammad Amer (19).
Israeli media admitted that an occupation soldier was seriously injured in the confrontations in Tulkarm.
