'Israeli' forces conduct raids, arrests across West Bank and Jerusalem
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- ‘Israeli’ forces conduct raids across West Bank and Jerusalem, detaining several Palestinians.
On Thursday, 'Israeli' forces carried out a series of raids and arrests in several cities and towns across the West Bank and Jerusalem, detaining multiple Palestinians.
Hebron and Yatta targeted
In the southern West Bank city of Hebron, forces raided the home of Sheikh Hatem Qafisha and arrested him. In Yatta, citizen Mohammed Ali Al-Najjar was detained during a wide-scale field operation.
Arrests in Jerusalem and Qalqilya
In northern Jerusalem, the raids targeted the town of Anata, where teenage boy Yinal Qassem Obadi and four other young men were arrested during successive operations.
In Qalqilya, forces arrested Mohammed Saasa after raiding his home, while former prisoner Jomaa Ramadan was detained in Zita Jamma’in, south of Nablus.
Ramallah raids
In Ramallah governorate, the operations led to the arrest of Mujahed Ghazi Nassan and Baha Foad Abu Aliya after their homes were raided in the eastern neighborhood of Al-Mughayer village.
Policy of escalation
Sources say these arrests reflect the continuation of Israeli forces’ policy of daily raids in the West Bank and Jerusalem, involving house searches, property damage, and arrests as part of what they describe as ongoing pressure on Palestinians.
