Israeli Occupation Forces Arrest 25 Palestinians in West Bank, Jerusalem

Amman: sraeli occupation forces Wednesday arrested 25 Palestinians from the West Bank and occupied Jerusalem, including former detainees. The Palestinian Prisoners' and Ex-Prisoners' Affairs Authority and the Palestinian Prisoners' Club reported in a statement on Wednesday that the arrests occurred in Hebron, Jenin, Qalqilya, Nablus, Ramallah, Jericho, and occupied Jerusalem. They said that the arrests were accompanied by "widespread raids and abuse, severe beatings, and extensive destruction of citizens' homes." The occupation forces demolished three homes, a building settlement, and an agricultural room in Nablus, Jericho, and Bethlehem in the West Bank. In Nablus, the occupation demolished two houses under construction on the northwestern side of Yatma in the south, under the pretext of building without a permit. In Jericho, the occupation army demolished a three-room house with an area estimated at 130 square meters, which housed 10 people. The occupation also demolished another building after seizing its construction equipment about a month ago. In Bethlehem, the occupation demolished an agricultural room and bulldozed olive fields in the village of al-Minya, south-east of the city. According to the Wall and Settlement Resistance Commission, in the first half of this year, the occupation authorities issued 359 notices to demolish Palestinian facilities under the pretext of lacking licenses. Most of these notices were concentrated in the governorates of Hebron (111 notices), Jericho (73 notices), and Ramallah (46 notices). During this period, 318 facilities were demolished. Source: Jordan News Agency