By Qais Abu Samra
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – Israeli army forces detained 25 more Palestinians in overnight raids in the occupied West Bank, according to prisoners’ affairs groups on Thursday.
The arrests took place in the cities of Ramallah, Jerusalem, Tulkarm, Jenin and Salfit, the Commission of Detainees’ Affairs and the Palestinian Prisoner Society said in a joint statement.
The new arrests brought to 7,845 Palestinians detained by the Israeli army in the West Bank since last October, according to Palestinian figures.
Tensions have been high across the West Bank since Israel launched a deadly military offensive against the Gaza Strip after a cross-border attack by Hamas on Oct. 7, 2023.
More than 450 Palestinians have since been killed and around 4,700 others injured by Israeli army fire in the occupied territory, according to the Health Ministry.
Israel stands accused of genocide at the International Court of Justice, which in an interim ruling in January ordered Tel Aviv to stop genocidal acts and take measures to guarantee that humanitarian assistance is provided to civilians in Gaza, where nearly 32,500 people have been killed.
*Writing by Rania Abu Shamala in Istanbul