JENIN, January 22, 2025 (WAFA) – Israeli occupation forces Wednesday evening and night detained at least seven Palestinians from the occupied West Bank governorates of Jenin and Jericho, according to eyewitnesses.
They said that the occupation forces rounded up at least four Palestinians; two women identified as the mother of two Palestinians slain by Israeli army gunfire and two youths, from the Jenin refugee camp.
This came as the occupation forces continued their massive onslaught on the Jenin refugee camp and city, resulting in the killing of 10 Palestinians and injuring some 40 others just on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, the occupation forces raided the city of Jericho, triggering confrontations.
The gun-toting soldiers fired barrages of live ammunition and bombs at local young protestors and detained one.
They also seized a privately-owned truck from the al-Murashahat area, south of Jericho.
In Jerusalem, the Jerusalem Governorate confirmed in a press release that soldiers rounded up two youths from the Silwan neighborhood.
In the predawn hours of today, the occupation forces conducted multiple raids across the occupied West Bank, detaining 25 Palestinians.
The occupation forces frequently raid Palestinian houses almost daily across the West Bank on the pretext of searching for “wanted” Palestinians, triggering clashes with residents.
These raids are conducted with no need for a search warrant, whenever and wherever the military chooses in keeping with its sweeping arbitrary powers.
Under Israeli military law army commanders have full executive, legislative, and judicial authority over 3 million Palestinians living in the West Bank. Palestinians have no say in how this authority is exercised.
According to the latest figures from Addameer, the Palestinian Prisoner Support, and the Human Rights Association, there are currently 10,400 Palestinian political prisoners in Israeli prisons and detention centers, including 320 child prisoners and 88 female prisoners.
This number includes approximately 3,376 Palestinians placed under “administrative detention”, which allows the detention of Palestinians without charge or trial for renewable intervals ranging between three and six months based on undisclosed evidence that even a detainee’s lawyer is barred from viewing.
The mass arrest of Palestinians is nothing new. According to a 2017 report by Addameer, over the past 50 years, more than 800,000 Palestinians have been imprisoned or detained by Israel, this figure is now believed to be closer to 1 million. This means that about 40% of Palestinian men and boys living under military occupation have been deprived of their freedom. Almost every Palestinian family has suffered the imprisonment of a loved one.
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