At least 20 more Palestinians have been arrested by Israeli military in the occupied West Bank, Anadolu reports.
According to a joint statement by the Commission of Detainees’ Affairs and the Palestinian Prisoner Society, the new arrests brought the total number of arrested Palestinians to 8,975 since Israeli began its war in Gaza on October 7.
The arrests adhered in Jenin, Nablus, Qalqilya, Bethlehem, Hebron, and Jerusalem with physical abuse being reported against Palestinians.
Clashed between civilians and Israeli military including Police intensified across occupied Palestinian territories since Israel launched its war on Gaza after a cross-border attack by Hamas on Oct. 7.
At least 519 Palestinians have since been killed and nearly 5,000 others injured by Israeli military in the occupied territories.