World Courant
RAMALLAH, Palestine
The Israeli military on Tuesday detained 16 extra Palestinians in navy raids throughout the occupied West Financial institution, in response to prisoners’ affairs teams.
The arrests occurred within the cities of Jenin, Tubas, Qalqilya, Bethlehem, and Hebron, the Fee of Detainees’ Affairs and the Palestinian Prisoner Society stated in a joint assertion.
The Israeli forces assaulted and threatened the detainees and their relations, and vandalized their properties, the assertion added.
The brand new arrests introduced the full variety of Palestinians detained by the Israeli military within the West Financial institution since October final 12 months to 9,970, together with those that had been launched after being arrested, in response to Palestinian figures.
The assertion famous that the determine doesn’t embody these arrested from the Gaza Strip whose numbers are estimated to be within the hundreds.
Over the previous few years, the Israeli navy has carried out common raids within the West Financial institution, which have escalated with the start of the battle on Gaza on Oct. 7, 2023. Palestinians have additionally been violently attacked by unlawful Israeli settlers.
At the least 611 Palestinians have since been killed and practically 5,400 others injured by Israeli military fireplace within the occupied territory, in response to the Well being Ministry.
In a landmark opinion on July 19, the Worldwide Court docket of Justice declared Israel’s decades-long occupation of Palestinian land “unlawful” and demanded the evacuation of all present settlements within the West Financial institution and East Jerusalem.
* Writing by Ahmed Asmar.
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