TUBAS, February 25, 2025 (WAFA) – Israeli occupation forces Tuesday evening detained a Palestinian from the occupied West Bank city of Tubas, according to the Palestine Prisoner’s Society (PPS).
Kamal Bani Odeh, Director of the PPS Office, said that the occupation soldiers manning As-Sayrafi checkpoint, located on the road between Tubas and Nablus, stopped and rounded up a resident of Tubas.
Meanwhile, the occupation forces confiscated a bulldozer while leveling a plot of agricultural land in Qibya village, west of Ramallah, as reported by WAFA correspondent.
The occupation forces conducted multiple raids, including in Shuqba village, west of Ramallah, Idhna town, west of Hebron, and Hizma town, northeast of Jerusalem.
In the predawn and morning hours, the occupation forces rounded up at least nine Palestinians from various parts of the occupied West Bank.
In the Jerusalem governorate, the occupation forces detained two wounded youths after ransacking the houses of their families in Kafr Aqab, as confirmed by the Jerusalem Governorate.
The two young men were injured by Israeli army gunfire in their lower limbs about a month ago when the slain Palestinian Adam Sub Laban was targeted at the Qalandia military checkpoint.
The Governorate added in a press release that the occupying soldiers also rounded up another young man after raiding his family's home in the airport neighborhood.
In the Hebron governorate, security sources confirmed a raid into Halhul town, resulting in the detention of three residents.
They also confirmed a similar military raid in the al-Fawwar refugee camp, south of Hebron City, resulting in the detention of another.
Mohammad Awwad, a media activist, told WAFA that the occupation forces barged their way into Beit Ummar town in the predawn hours, breaking into several houses, conducting thorough searches and causing significant damage.
He added that the gun-toting soldiers showed up at the house of Ibrahim Abu Maria, 45, muscled inside, beat him up in front of his family members, and seized 3,500 shekels in cash.
He added that they also stormed the house of Zuheir al-Alami, 55, punctured the tires of his vehicle, and confiscated his belongings, including his cell phone and Tablet device.
In the Jenin governorate, the occupation forces rearrested a former prisoner from the town of Zababdeh after raiding his house in the town.
The Palestine Prisoner’s Society (PPS) issued statistics showing that the occupying forces have detained and briefly held approximately 200 Palestinians in the city of Jenin since the onset of the military aggression on the city 36 days ago.
In the Nablus governorate, an Israeli army force showed up at a house in Yatma village and detained an occupant.
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 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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