Israel continues raids in occupied West Bank, arrests 13 Palestinians

Israeli security forces arrested at least 13 Palestinians on Thursday in raids across the occupied West Bank, according to Palestinian sources. Those arrested included three brothers, the Prisoners’ Media Office and local sources said. Paramedic and anti-settlement activist Bashar al-Qaryouti was also arrested, the sources reported. In Hebron, Israeli forces continued raids and closures for the seventh consecutive day, shutting iron gates around the Old City and seizing Palestinian homes in the Jalda and Ain Deir Baha neighborhoods for use as military barracks, local sources told Anadolu. The Hebron Municipality said Tuesday that the raids had displaced nearly 5,000 Palestinians, making up 780 families. READ: Israeli army detains 11 international activists supporting Palestinian olive harvest in West Bank The offensive began […]