Since October 7, more than 9,450 Palestinians have been arrested in the West Bank

(MENAFN- Palestine News Network) Bethlehem / PNN/

According to the Palestinian Authority for Prisoners and the Palestinian Prisoners Association (PPS), Israeli occupation forces have detained more than 9,450 Palestinians from the West Bank, including occupied Jerusalem, since the beginning of the ongoing Israeli attack on the Gaza Strip on October 7, 2023.

In a joint statement, the two organizations clarified that the figure includes people arrested at home, at military checkpoints, people who surrendered under pressure, and people taken hostage.

The statement detailed that at least 20 people, including siblings and former prisoners, were arrested by Israeli authorities in the past two days alone in various provinces of the West Bank, including Hebron, Tulkarm, Nablus and Jerusalem.

Israeli occupation forces continue their campaign of arrests through raids, widespread persecution, brutal beatings, threats against detainees and their families, as well as widespread acts of sabotage and destruction of civilian homes, the statement added.

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