Israeli forces rounded up ten Palestinians in overnight raids carried out across the occupied West Bank, on Monday, Anadolu reports.
In a statement, the army said that the individuals had been detained for “suspected involvement in popular hostile activities”.
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It did not elaborate on the nature of these alleged “activities”.
The Israeli army carries out frequent arrest campaigns across the West Bank — including occupied East Jerusalem — on the pretext of searching for “wanted” Palestinians.
The Israeli army is launching a campaign of arrests in the West Bank https://t.co/ItSTt4gRlB
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According to Palestinian figures, roughly 5,700 Palestinians — including many women and children — are currently languishing in Israeli detention facilities.
(MEMO, PC, Social Media)
