Over 8,600 Palestinians in Israeli Detention amid Ongoing West Bank Raids

December 18, 2025 News
The Israeli aggression on the West Bank continues. (Photo: via QNN)

At least 50 children are reportedly among the more than 8,600 Palestinians in total from the West Bank who are in Israeli detention.

Israeli occupation forces detained at least 14 Palestinians across the occupied West Bank on Thursday, raising the total number of Palestinians detained in the territory to more than 8,600, according to the Office of Martyrs, Prisoners, and the Wounded of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), cited by the Al Mayadeen news agency.

Condemning Israel’s ongoing raids and arrests, the office said at least 50 children are among those detained, in violation of international law. The office urged the international community to take urgent action to protect these children, stressing that the arrest and imprisonment of Palestinian children is a flagrant violation of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.

Ongoing Raids

On Thursday morning, Israeli occupation forces raided the village of al-Mughayyir, northeast of Ramallah. At the same time, a Palestinian was detained near the Qalandiya checkpoint, adjacent to Jerusalem, after Israeli forces opened fire in the area.

Israeli occupation forces also arrested a Palestinian man in the city of Jericho, as well as 11 others in the village of Husan, west of Bethlehem. Another Palestinian was arrested in the al-Ain camp, west of Nablus, while several others were assaulted during a raid on the town of Madama, south of Nablus.

‘Dangerous Escalation’ – Prominent Palestinian Detainees Face Brutal Assaults

Al Mayadeen also reported that, according to the Palestinian Red Crescent, a 15-year-old youth was shot in the foot with live ammunition during an Israeli raid on the New Askar refugee camp, east of Nablus.

In Hebron (al-Khalil), Israeli occupation forces stormed the town of Dura, southwest of the city, raiding and vandalizing homes. A residential building was also raided in the nearby town of Halhul.

Occupation forces also closed the northern and southern entrances to Hebron, preventing the movement of residents.

Home Demolition

Israeli authorities also demolished a house in the town of Ar’ara in the northern Triangle region of the 1948 territories on Thursday morning, under the pretext of building without a permit, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported.

The report noted that the demolition comes amid an increase in demolition orders and fines in the area.

Illegal Settlers Storm Al-Aqsa Compound

More than 600 illegal Israeli Jewish settlers yet again stormed the courtyards of the Al-Aqsa Mosque on Thursday, under the protection of Israeli occupation forces, WAFA reported.

The illegal settlers entered the mosque compound in groups, conducted provocative tours of its courtyards, and performed Talmudic rituals, the report stated.

It noted that on the fifth day of the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah, the occupation forces continue to impose restrictions and obstruct the entry of Palestinians into the mosque compound.

(PC, Al Mayadeen, WAFA)

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