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Israel Arrests 8 Palestinians Across Occupied West Bank

Published February 18th, 2019 - 11:09 GMT
Israeli security forces detain a Palestinian youth in Jerusalem's Old City. (AFP/ File)
Israeli security forces detain a Palestinian youth in Jerusalem's Old City. (AFP/ File)

Israeli forces detained at least eight Palestinians across the occupied West Bank, on predawn Monday.

Palestine Prisoner’s Society (PPS) said that Israeli forces detained two Palestinians in the central West Bank district of Ramallah. They were identified as Mounir Abed al-Jalil al-Abed and Abed Muhammad Mansour al-Barghouthi.

In the northern West Bank district of Jenin, four Palestinians were detained. PPS identified them as Muhammad Adnan Nazzal, Ibrahim Zakarneh, Amar Suleiman al-Saadi, and Hazzem Mazen Attari.

In the northern West Bank district of Nablus, one Palestinian was detained and identified as Nablus.

In the northern West Bank district of Tubas, another Palestinian was detained by Israeli forces. PPs identified him as Adham Zayed al-Masri.

According to prisoners rights group Addameer, there are 5,450 Palestinian prisoners being held in Israeli prisons, including 215 minors, 43 of whom under 16 years old.

This article has been adapted from its original source.

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