IOF Arrests 16 Palestinian Civilians in West Bank

The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) have arrested at least 12 Palestinian civilians today morning, within an operation that started yesterday in the West Bank, including a female minor and freed captives. In a joint statement, Palestinian Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs and the Palestinian Prisoner's Society (PPS) said that the arrests took place across the West Bank's governorates of Al-Khalil, Bethlehem, Ramallah, Tubas and Salfit, and were accompanied by attacks and threats against the detainees and their families, in addition to widespread acts of vandalism and destruction of citizens' homes. The IOF has arrested more than 10,800 Palestinian civilians across the governorates of the West Bank (including Al-Quds), since the beginning of the Israeli occupation's ongoing genocide and ethnic cleansing of the Gaza Strip, the statement added, indicating that these arrests include those who were arrested from homes or through military checkpoints, as well as those who were forced to surrender themselves under pressure, and those who were held hostage. The IOF continues to implement systematic arrests, as one of its most prominent established policies, which escalated in an unprecedented manner after October 2023, not only in terms of the number of detainees, but also in terms of the level of crimes committed. Source: Qatar News Agency