25 Palestinians detained in West Bank, raising tally to 7,870 since Oct. 7

By Awad al-Rujoub

RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) — The Israeli army on Friday detained 25 more Palestinians in different parts of the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem.

This brought the number of Palestinians detained by the Israeli forces since Oct. 7 to 7,870, according to a joint statement from the Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs and the Palestinian Prisoners Society.

The arrests were mainly of Palestinians attempting to reach the Al-Aqsa Mosque in East Jerusalem, along with others in the cities of Hebron, Nablus, Tulkarem and Qalqilya.

As of end of February, the total number of Palestinian detainees in Israeli jails exceeded 9,100, according to figures by the two prisoners' affairs groups.

Tensions have been high across the West Bank since fighting broke out in Gaza on Oct. 7 between Palestinian groups and Israel.

According to the Palestinian Health Ministry, at least 454 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces in the West Bank since Oct. 7, with over 4,750 others injured.

*Writing by Ahmed Asmar