Israel arrests two Hamas-affiliated Palestinian legislators in West Bank
Israel has arrested two legislators affiliated to the Gaza-based resistance movement of Hamas along with several more Palestinians in separate operations across the occupied West Bank.
A large number of Israeli troops raided the home of Sheikh Hatem Qafisheh in the city of al-Khalil, located 30 kilometers (19 miles) south of Jerusalem al-Quds, on Sunday morning.
Local sources, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Nayef Rajoub was also detained after the troops broke into his family home in Dura, eleven kilometers southwest of al-Khalil.
Israeli forces have detained Rajoub on multiple occasions in the past. He was once arrested by his brother Jibril in 1996 during a crackdown on Hamas members by the Palestinian Preventive Security (PPS). Jibril Rajoub was the chairman of the Palestinian security apparatus at the time.
Also early on Sunday, Israeli forces broke into several homes in the city of Qalqiliya. Three young men, identified as Mohamed Yassin, Wisam Hamada and Wajdi al-Shanti, were detained.
Israeli forces also arrested two brothers, identified as Rabhi and Ahmed al-Asmar, in the Old City of Jerusalem al-Quds.
More than 7,000 Palestinian prisoners are currently held in some 17 Israeli jails, with dozens of them serving multiple life sentences.
Over 350 detainees, including women and minors, are under Israel’s administrative detention.
The administrative detention, which is a form of imprisonment without trial or charge, allows authorities to incarcerate Palestinians for up to six months. The duration could be extended for an infinite number of times.
The detention takes place on orders from a military commander and on the basis of what the Israeli regime describes as ‘secret’ evidence.
Some prisoners have been held in administrative detention for up to 11 years.
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