JERUSALEM, Sunday, April 16, 2023 (WAFA) – At least 20 Palestinians were arrested by the Israeli occupation forces last night and this early morning in raids by the Israeli occupation forces in occupied Jerusalem and in the occupied West Bank provinces of Bethlehem and Qalqilia, according to local and Palestinian security sources.

In the occupied Jerusalem neighborhood of Silwan, Israeli occupation police arrested three Palestinian children after raiding and searching their family home. The three were identified as Musa, Fo'ad and Omar Jibril.

At least three more Palestinians were arrested by the occupation forces in the neighborhood of Al-Tour, while another six were arrested by the forces in Jerusalem's Old City in Israeli raids into their homes, according to witnesses and local sources.

Meantime, the Israeli occupation army stormed the village of Husan, in the West Bank province of Bethlehem, where they arrested six Palestinians after raiding and searching their homes.

Another Palestinian from the nearby village of Tuqu in Bethlehem province was also arrested by the Israeli occupation forces during his presence for worship at the Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied Jerusalem.

In Qalqilia province, north of the West Bank, at least one Palestinian was said arrested by the Israeli occupation army during a raid into the town of Azzun.

Almost on a daily basis, Israeli occupation forces carry out raids targeting populated Palestinian communities for arrests or searches. The practice, mostly carried out at nighttime, has become a routine under Israeli military regime.

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