By Qais Abu Samra
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – The Israeli army detained at least 40 Palestinians in an overnight raid in the West Bank early Thursday, according to the Palestinian Prisoners Society.
The Palestinian NGO stated that the latest detentions brought the total number of Palestinians detained since Oct. 7 to 3,365.
Tensions have been running high across the West Bank amid an Israeli military onslaught on the Gaza Strip following a cross-border attack by Hamas on Oct. 7.
It has since killed over 15,000 people, including 6,150 children and 4,000 women, according to health authorities in the enclave.
Thursday morning, Israel and Hamas agreed to extend the humanitarian pause in the Gaza Strip for another day to continue releasing hostages. The humanitarian pause was set to end on Thursday morning. Since the initial pause began last week, 66 Israeli prisoners have been released over the course of six days, in exchange for 210 Palestinians.
*Writing by Mahmoud Barakat