Ramallah, February 22 (QNA) - The Palestinian Prisoner's Society stated on Saturday that Israeli occupation forces have arrested more than 100 Palestinians from the West Bank since the start of the holy month of Ramadan, including women, children, and former detainees.
In a statement, the organization said the arrest campaign coincides with Israel's announcement of an increased pace of detentions at the beginning of Ramadan. It added that recent settler attacks have served as a primary cover for carrying out wide-scale arrest operations across the West Bank.
The group said arrests were reported in most West Bank governorates, including Jerusalem, which typically witnesses intensified detention campaigns during Ramadan, many of which result in individuals being barred from access to Al-Aqsa Mosque.
The Palestinian Prisoner's Society reiterated that the current actions are an extension of what it described as Israel's long-standing policy aimed at targeting the Palestinian presence and imposing further measures of repression, control, and surveillance. It said the key shift since the outbreak of what it referred to as a war of genocide has been the scale and intensity of violations, whether those accompanying arrests or those committed against detainees inside prisons and military camps.
Cities, towns, and refugee camps across the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem see daily raids by Israeli forces, often accompanied by clashes, arrests, and the use of live ammunition, rubber bullets and tear gas against Palestinian youths. (QNA)