JENIN, February 7, 2025 (WAFA) – Israeli occupation forces Friday detained at least 16 Palestinians from various parts of the occupied West Bank, according to the Palestine Prisoner’s Society (PPS) and local sources.
They said that the occupying forces stopped and inspected a vehicle near al-Hathnawi Circle in the city of Jenin before detaining them.
Still in the Jenin governorate, The occupying forces rounded up two young men at the entrance of Yabad town.
In the Tubas governorate, Kamal Bani Odeh, Director of the PPS Office, said that the occupying forces rounded up a Palestinian from Tammun town and three others, including a father and his 12-year-old son, from al-Faraa refugee camp.
The four were detained as the occupation forces continued to wage military aggression on the town and the refugee camp for the sixth consecutive day.
In the Jerusalem governorate, the occupying forces showed up at a house in Beit Surik town, went inside, and rounded up a young man after beating him up.
In the Salfit governorate, the sources confirmed a raid in Az-Zawiya town, resulting in the detention of two residents.
Earlier today, the occupation forces assaulted two others and detained them in the Old City of Hebron.
Meanwhile, the occupation soldiers stopped two vehicles on a dirt road leading to Idhna town, west of Hebron, and detained the drivers after handcuffing them.
Palestinians are compelled to take lengthy dirt roads to access and exit the town, whose entries have been blocked by the occupation forces for over a year.
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 without 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 Human Rights Association, there are currently 10,000 Palestinian political prisoners in Israeli prisons and detention centers, including 365 child prisoners and 15 female prisoners.
This number includes approximately 3,369 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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