New Israeli arrests in the West Bank raise the total to 7,870. The Israeli army added that its forces found weapons and incendiary materials during combing operations conducted in the village of Madama, Nablus district.

This comes at a time when the number of Palestinians arrested by Israel has risen to7,870 since the start of its war on the Gaza Strip on October 7, 2023. As of the end of last February, the total number of Palestinian detainees inside Israeli prisons exceeded 9,100, including 3,558 administrative detainees.