Israel arrests 23 Palestinians in West Bank

Israel arrests 23 Palestinians in West Bank

The official WAFA news agency reported that three were arrested in the city of Bethlehem and another in the city of Jenin. He also reported similar actions in Jerusalem, Ramallah and Hebron.

A week ago, Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh denounced that the Israeli military and police arrested more than 9,000 Palestinians and killed another 220 in 2022.

The new campaign coincides with tensions in the occupied territories following Benjamin Netanyahu’s executive decision to use various measures against the Palestinians.

Israel halted all Palestinian construction in Area C, an area that makes up 60 percent of the West Bank and has been under direct Israeli control since 1967.

He also announced the confiscation of 139 million shekels (about US$39 million) of taxpayers’ money collected on behalf of the Palestinian government and the enactment of measures against organizations that promote “any hostile activity” against the Jewish state , including political actions legal.

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