The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) continue to escalate their arrest campaigns in the West Bank, coinciding with the ongoing aggression on the Gaza Strip for the 243rd day in a row.
Since October 7, 9,040 Palestinians have been rounded up by the IOF troops across the West Bank.
Over the course of Tuesday night and Wednesday morning, the IOF troops carried out a massive campaign of raids, searches, and arrests throughout the West Bank, along with widespread sabotage and destruction of citizens’ homes, as well as sabotaging infrastructure.
The IOF also raided homes in Kafr Dan town, northwest of Jenin, maltreated families and kidnaped four citizens, including lawyer Nidaa Salah, the wife of prisoner Mohamed Taher.
In Ramallah, the IOF kidnaped at least 30 citizens during raids on homes in Kafr Malik town.
Local sources said that Israeli troops detained 50 citizens from Kafr Malik at dawn and released a number of them after interrogating them.
Four other citizens were taken prisoners during an IOF raid in al-Mughayir village, north of Ramallah.
In Qalqilya, the IOF kidnaped two young men from their homes in Kafr Qaddum town.
The pace of raids and arrests witnessed by the cities of the occupied West Bank has increased, coinciding with the ongoing Israeli occupation aggression against the Gaza Strip since October 7, which has left tens of thousands dead and wounded.
Since the start of the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip, which claimed thousands of victims, the IOF has escalated its arrest campaigns in the West Bank and Jerusalem.
These arrests amount to a blatant infringement on people’s fundamental rights, including their freedom and sense of security, as well as their right to be free from torture and other cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment. The Israeli arrests also violate the right to personal freedom and the right to a fair trial, as detainees are held without legal evidence and valid judicial warrants.
Human rights organisations and the international community must put pressure on the Israeli occupation authorities to stop these violations and ensure respect for human rights.
