WEST BANK, (The Palestine Information Centre)The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) launched a large-scale raid and arrest campaign in separate areas of the West Bank at dawn Tuesday.
Several Palestinians were detained during the campaign, including ex-prisoners and university students.
In Ramallah, the IOF detained six Palestinians, including members of the Birzeit University student council and ex-prisoners.
In Jenin, the IOF violently stormed the family house of the leader in the Hamas Movement, Sheikh Abdel Aziz Amarneh, causing a state of panic among his children. His newly released son was served a summons for investigation during the raid.
Four Palestinians were also detained from their family house in Bethlehem.
The IOF also detained two young men in Qalqilia and an ex-prisoner in Tulkarem.
On the other hand, MP Khaled Tafesh called for massive support for Palestinian prisoners in Israeli prisons “in light of the massive Israeli campaign to break their will and strong determination.”
Palestinian resistance and human rights institutions and bodies are all required to mobilize in support of the prisoners, especially the administrative detainees, he said.
5,000 Palestinian prisoners are currently held in Israeli jails, including 1,200 administrative detainees.
