Hebron:Israeli occupation forces detained four Palestinians from the occupied West Bank governorate of Hebron. The detentions occurred on Wednesday, as reported by a WAFA correspondent.
According to Palestine news & Information Agency – WAFA – English, the forces apprehended a father and his son from the Hamasa area, located northwest of Dura, southwest of Hebron. This region has been frequently targeted by Israeli colonists aiming to seize Palestinian property and establish a colonial outpost.
Additionally, two minors were detained at the entrance of Beit Ummar town, north of Hebron. The occupation forces conduct near-daily raids on Palestinian homes across the West Bank, claiming to search for 'wanted' Palestinians, often leading to clashes with residents. These raids are executed without search warrants, under the military's extensive arbitrary powers.
Under Israeli military law, army commanders hold full executive, legislative, and judicial authority over approximately 3 million Palestinians residing in the West Bank. Palestinians do not have a role in the exercise of this authority. Current figures from Addameer, the Palestinian Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association, indicate there are 9,300 Palestinian political prisoners in Israeli prisons and detention centers, including 350 child prisoners and 91 female prisoners. This includes 3,101 Palestinians under 'administrative detention', which permits detention without charge or trial for renewable periods of three to six months, based on undisclosed evidence inaccessible even to the detainee's lawyer.