RAMALLAH, Thursday, May 16, 2024 (WAFA) – Israeli occupation forces Tuesday evening and dawn Wednesday detained at least 12 Palestinians, including children and several former prisoners, from various parts of the occupied West Bank, according to the Commission of the Detainees and the Ex-detainees Affairs and the Palestine Prisoner’s Society (PPS).

They said that the occupation forces rounded up at least 12 Palestinians, with the majority of the detainees coming from the West Bank district of Hebron and the others from the West Bank districts of Tulkarm, Qalqiliya,Jenin, Ramallah, Hebron and Tubas.

They added that as part of the raids, the occupation forces usually practice torture, beating, destruction of Palestinian property and confiscation of cash savings on a large scale.

According to the Commission and the PPS, the occupation forces have detained over 8,755 Palestinians since October 7, 2023. Such prisoners were detained from their houses, at checkpoints, were forced to turn themselves in or were held as hostages.

They added that the occupation forces are responsible for the forced disappearance of the detainees from the Gaza Strip following 223 days of the Israeli genocidal war on the Strip.

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