Israeli forces detain dozens of Palestinians in the West Bank, Gaza

RAMALLAH: Israeli forces Thursday detained 24 Palestinians from the occupied West Bank, and dozens of others from the city of Khan Younis, in the Gaza Strip, sources confirmed. In Jenin, Israeli forces detained 12 people, while in Ramallah, one person was detained. Additionally, Israeli forces detained five Palestinians from Hebron, four from Nablus, one from Tulkarm and another from Tubas as he was passing through the Hamra militaty checkpoint. In Gaza, the occupation army detained all the men inside a residential building west of Khan Yunis, and took the women and children to the headquarters of the Red Crescent Society, where they were detained. The total number of detentions after October 7 rose to about 6,285, including those who were arrested from homes, through military checkpoints, those who were forced to surrender under pressure, and those who were held hostage. The occupation forces continue to implement systematic arrest campaigns, as one of the most prominent established policies, which escal ated in an unprecedented manner after October 7th not only in terms of the number of detainees, but also in terms of the level of crimes the occupation forces committed, in addition to the raids into the homes of the detainees' families, which are accompanied by ransacking operations, and extensive destruction. It is noteworthy that the data related to arrest cases includes those who were kept in detention by the occupation and those who were later released. Source: Palestine news and Information Agency – WAFA