Israeli occupation forces on Sunday arrested governor of Jerusalem, Adnan Ghaith, according to the Palestinian Prisoners Society.

It added that Ghaith was arrested by Israeli forces at his home in the town of Silwan, south of Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem, along with a number of Palestinians during an arrest campaign in the holy city.

The occupation forces arrested governor Ghaith in February during a similar campaign, and after his release he was subjected to house arrest in his home in the town of Silwan.