Israel says 900 Hamas members arrested in West Bank since Oct. 7

By Abdul Raouf Arnaout

JERUSALEM (AA) – The Israeli army said Thursday that its forces had detained 900 Hamas members in the West Bank since Oct. 7.

A military statement said 1,430 Palestinians have been rounded up in the occupied territory since last month, including 900 Hamas members.

There was no comment from the Hamas group on the Israeli claim.

Tensions have been running high across the West Bank on Oct. 7 amid an Israeli military offensive on the Gaza Strip.

At least 173 Palestinians have been killed and 2,300 others injured by Israeli army fire in the occupied territory since the outbreak of the Gaza conflict, according to Palestinian figures.

Prior to the Gaza conflict, the number of Palestinian detainees in Israeli jails was estimated at around 5,200, according to Palestinian figures.

*Writing by Ziad Aslan in Ankara