Israeli army claims to have detained 1,100 Hamas members in West Bank since Oct. 7

JERUSALEM

The Israeli army claimed on Sunday that it had arrested 1,100 Hamas members in the West Bank since Oct. 7, out of a total of 1,800 Palestinians.

The army, in a statement viewed by Anadolu, said, “Since the outbreak of the war, more than 1,800 wanted individuals (Palestinians) have been arrested in various parts of the West Bank, with about 1,100 of them belonging to Hamas.”

The army claimed that 38 Palestinians were arrested on Saturday night in different parts of the West Bank, including 20 affiliated with “Hamas.”

As of 1120 GMT, Hamas had not yet responded to the Israeli army’s announcement.

* Writing by Rania Abu Shamala