JERUSALEM, July 18, 2015 (WAFA) – Israeli forces Late Friday, which marked the first day of Muslims’ Eid al-Ftr holiday, arrested three Palestinians near the village of Jaba’ to the east of Jerusalem, according to local sources.
They told WAFA that forces arrested three Palestinians at a flying checkpoint while they were on their way back home. Forces further confiscated their car.
They were identified as Sa’eb Abahreh, 28, Fadi, 25, and Yasir Jarrar, 28.
The Israeli authorities have
arrested 1545 Palestinians since the beginning of 2015 year, reported Abdel
Nasser Ferwana the director of the Bureau of Statistics in the commission of
detainees' affairs.
The rate of arrests since January
till April is 9.6% which exceeds the rate documented for the same period last
year, said Ferwana.
A total of 258 Palestinian under the age of 18 are among the arrested in addition to 77 Palestinians women, the statement reported.
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