Mahmoud Barakat
25 December 2018•Update: 26 December 2018
By Arnaout
RAMALLAH, Palestine
Israeli forces rounded up five Palestinians in overnight raids carried out across the occupied West Bank, according to the Israeli military on Tuesday.
The individuals were arrested for “suspected involvement in popular terrorist activities”, the army said in a statement, without elaborating on the nature of these activities.
The Israeli forces frequently carry out wide-ranging arrest campaigns across the occupied West Bank and Jerusalem on the pretext of searching for “wanted” Palestinians.
According to Palestinian figures, more than 6,000 Palestinians continue to languish in Israeli detention facilities, including six parliament members, 52 women 270 minors.
