Israeli army arrests 16 Palestinians including Ibrahimi Mosque director in occupied West Bank

The Israeli army arrested 16 Palestinians, including the director of the Ibrahimi Mosque in Hebron, in raids across the occupied West Bank early Friday, according to official media and local sources. In Hebron, southern West Bank, Israeli forces arrested nine Palestinians after raiding and searching their homes, including Ibrahimi Mosque Director Moataz Abu Sneineh and Hammam Abu Markhiya, an official responsible for the mosque’s custodians, Wafa news agency reported. In the city of Qalqilya, Israeli forces arrested five Palestinians during a raid, local sources said. READ: Palestinian Journalists Syndicate condemns attacks on journalists in West Bank Two other Palestinians were arrested after Israeli forces raided and searched several homes in Beita, south of Nablus, the sources said. Israeli forces also carried […]