Israel arrests 22 more Palestinians in West Bank, tally tops 6,300 since Oct. 7

At least 373 Palestinians killed by Israeli forces in West Bank since Oct. 7, according to Health Ministry

By Awad Rajoub

RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – The Israeli army rounded up 22 more Palestinians in military raids carried out in the occupied West Bank on Sunday, according to prisoners’ affairs groups.

The new arrests brought the total number of Palestinians detained by the Israeli forces since Oct. 7 to 6,330, the Commission of Detainees Affairs and the Palestinian Prisoner Society said in a joint statement.

The latest arrests took place in the cities of Qalqilya, Jenin and Hebron.

Tensions have been high across the West Bank since Israel launched a deadly military offensive against the Gaza Strip following a cross-border attack by Hamas which Israel says killed 1,200 Israelis.

According to the Palestinian Health Ministry, 373 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces in the West Bank since Oct. 7, with over 4,300 others injured.

In the Gaza Strip, at least 26,422 Palestinians have since been killed, mostly women and children, and 65,087 injured, according to Palestinian health authorities.

*Writing by Rania Abu Shamala

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