Israeli soldiers during a previous incursion into the West Bank (Al Jazeera)

The Israeli occupation forces arrested a young Palestinian man during their storming of Nour Shams camp, east of Tulkarm, before withdrawing from it, while the number of Palestinians arrested by Israel since October 7, 2023 rose to 7,870.

Al Jazeera's correspondent reported that commando forces followed by Israeli occupation military forces surrounded a house in the Jabal al-Nasr neighborhood in Nour Shams camp, and sirens sounded in the camp amid an intense flight of military reconnaissance planes.

The occupation forces also stormed the town of Kafr Qaddum, east of Qalqilya, and the village of Madama, south of Nablus.

Yesterday, Friday, the occupation forces arrested at least 6 Palestinians from various areas in the West Bank under the pretext of their involvement in operations against Israeli targets.

A statement by the occupation army said that its forces arrested two Palestinians in the city of Nablus suspected of involvement in carrying out shooting operations at a military site yesterday, and three Palestinians were also arrested from Hebron Governorate.

The Israeli army added that its forces found weapons and incendiary materials during combing operations conducted in the village of Madama, Nablus district.

Toll of arrests

This comes at a time when the number of Palestinians arrested by Israel in the West Bank has risen to 7,870 since the escalation of its attacks on citizens there coinciding with the start of its war on the Gaza Strip on October 7, 2023.

This comes after the Israeli army arrested 25 Palestinians from the West Bank during the last 24 hours, including a woman and children, in addition to former prisoners, according to a joint statement issued Friday by the Prisoners and Ex-Prisoners’ Affairs Authority (governmental) and the Palestinian Prisoners’ Club (non-governmental).

The statement stated that the total number of arrests in the West Bank rose to about 7,870, including those who were arrested from homes and through military checkpoints, those who were forced to surrender themselves under pressure, and those who were held hostage.

He explained that the arrests during the last hours were concentrated in the city of Jerusalem after hundreds went to perform Friday prayers in the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque, while the rest of the arrests were distributed among the governorates of Hebron (south), Nablus, Tulkarm, and Qalqilya (north).

It is noteworthy that the data includes cases of arrest, including those who were kept in detention by the occupation and those who were later released, according to the statement.

As of the end of last February, the total number of Palestinian detainees inside Israeli prisons exceeded 9,100, including those detained before October 7, including 3,558 administrative detainees, according to the two institutions.

Administrative detention is a detention decision ordered by an Israeli military under the pretext of a security threat, without an indictment, and it extends for a period of 6 months, which can be extended.

Since the start of the Israeli war on the Gaza Strip on October 7, 2023, the army has escalated its operations in the West Bank, leaving 454 martyrs and about 4,750 wounded, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health.

Israel is waging a devastating war on the Gaza Strip that has left tens of thousands of victims - most of them children and women - in addition to an unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe and a noticeable deterioration in infrastructure and property, according to Palestinian and UN data, which led to Israel appearing for the first time before the International Court of Justice on charges of committing genocide. Collective.

Source: Al Jazeera + agencies