RAMALLAH, Wednesday, March 18, 2020 (WAFA) – Israeli forces today detained ten Palestinians in multiple raids across the West Bank, said the Palestine Prisoner’s Society (PPS).
PPS confirmed that Israeli forces rounded up six Palestinians after ransacking the houses of their families in the central West Bank city of Ramallah.
Israeli soldiers raided the neighboring city of al-Bireh, where they seized a private vehicle.
In Jerusalem, Israeli police conducted a raid into the occupied city neighborhood of Silwan, where they detained two others.
In the northern West Bank, PPS confirmed an Israeli military raid in Azzun town, east of Qalqilia city, resulting in the detention of another.
Another Palestinian was detained as he attempted to cross Zaatara checkpoint, south of Nablus.
Israeli forces frequently raid Palestinian houses almost on a daily basis across the West Bank on the pretext of searching for “wanted” Palestinians, triggering clashes with residents.
These raids, which take place also in areas under the full control of the Palestinian Authority, are conducted with no need for a search warrant, whenever and wherever the military chooses in keeping with its sweeping arbitrary powers.
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