Israeli army arrests 10 more Palestinians in West Bank raids

At least 10 more Palestinians were detained in fresh Israeli military raids in the occupied West Bank, according to prisoners’ affairs groups on Monday.

The detainees were taken into custody in the cities of Hebron, Bethlehem, Nablus, Qalqilya, Tubas and Ramallah, the Commission of Detainees’ Affairs and the Palestinian Prisoner Society said in a joint statement.

“The raids were marked by abuse, threats against detainees and their families, and acts of vandalism and destruction on citizens’ homes,” it added.

According to the statement, Israeli forces interrogated around 100 Palestinians in the Fawwar refugee camp in southern Hebron city.

The new arrests brought the number of Palestinians detained by the Israeli army in the West Bank since October last year to over 12,100, including those who were released after being arrested, according to Palestinian figures.

The figure does not include those arrested from the Gaza Strip whose numbers are estimated to be in the thousands.