Ramallah: Israeli occupation forces Tuesday evening detained a Palestinian from the occupied West Bank city of Tubas, according to the Palestine Prisoner's Society (PPS). Kamal Bani Odeh, Director of the PPS Office, reported that occupation soldiers stationed at As-Sayrafi checkpoint, on the road between Tubas and Nablus, stopped and detained a resident of Tubas.
According to Palestine News and Information Agency - WAFA, the occupation forces confiscated a bulldozer that was leveling a plot of agricultural land in Qibya village, west of Ramallah. Multiple raids were conducted by the forces, including in Shuqba village, west of Ramallah, Idhna town, west of Hebron, and Hizma town, northeast of Jerusalem. During the predawn and morning hours, at least nine Palestinians were detained from various parts of the occupied West Bank.
In the Jerusalem governorate, the occupation forces detained two wounded youths after ransacking their families' homes in Kafr Aqab, as confirmed by the Jerusalem Governorate. These two young men were injured by Israeli army gunfire about a month ago at the Qalandia military checkpoint. Another young man was also detained in the airport neighborhood following a raid on his family's home.
In the Hebron governorate, security sources confirmed a raid in Halhul town, resulting in the detention of three residents. A similar military raid in the al-Fawwar refugee camp, south of Hebron City, led to another detention. Mohammad Awwad, a media activist, informed WAFA about a predawn raid in Beit Ummar town, where the forces broke into several houses, causing damage and conducting thorough searches. Ibrahim Abu Maria, 45, was beaten and robbed of 3,500 shekels in cash. The house of Zuheir al-Alami, 55, was also stormed, with his vehicle's tires punctured and belongings confiscated.
In the Jenin governorate, the forces rearrested a former prisoner from Zababdeh after raiding his house. The PPS issued statistics showing that approximately 200 Palestinians have been detained in Jenin since the onset of the military aggression on the city 36 days ago.
In the Nablus governorate, an Israeli army force detained an occupant in Yatma village. The occupation forces often conduct raids on Palestinian houses, claiming to search for 'wanted' individuals, resulting in clashes with residents. These raids occur without search warrants, under the sweeping arbitrary powers granted by Israeli military law. This law provides army commanders with full executive, legislative, and judicial authority over 3 million Palestinians in the West Bank.
According to the latest figures from Addameer, there are currently 10,000 Palestinian political prisoners in Israeli prisons, including 365 child prisoners and 15 female prisoners. Approximately 3,369 Palestinians are held under 'administrative detention', which allows detention without charge or trial for renewable intervals based on undisclosed evidence.
The mass arrest of Palestinians is a longstanding issue. A 2017 report by Addameer noted that over 800,000 Palestinians have been imprisoned or detained by Israel over the past 50 years, with the figure now believed to be closer to 1 million. This results in about 40% of Palestinian men and boys being deprived of their freedom under military occupation, impacting almost every Palestinian family.
