IOF Arrests 20 Palestinians in West Bank

The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) arrested at least 20 Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, including children and freed captives, during the past 24 hours. In a joint statement, Palestinian Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs and Palestinian Prisoner's Society (PPS) said that most of the arrests took place in Al-Khalil Governorate, while the others occurred in Nablus, Ramallah, Qalqilya, Tubas and Ariha. The IOF continues to carry out widespread incursions and destruction in governorates, towns and refugee camps, accompanied by sabotage and destruction of Palestinian homes, as well as severe beatings practiced on detainees and their families. Since the beginning of the ongoing Israeli genocide on the Gaza Strip on Oct. 7, 2023, the number of arrests in the occupied West Bank has risen to at least 9,345, the statement added, indicating that these arrests included those who were arrested from homes or through military checkpoints, as well as those who were forced to surrender themselves un der pressure, and those who were held hostage. The IOF continues to implement systematic arrest campaigns, as one of the most prominent established policies, which escalated in an unprecedented manner after Oct. 7, 2023, not only in terms of the level of the number of detainees, but also in terms of the level of crimes committed. Source: Qatar News Agency