Israeli Forces Detain 20 Palestinians in Occupied West Bank: Report
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Israeli forces have arrested at least 20 Palestinians across the occupied West Bank, according to a report by Wafa, citing a joint statement from the Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs and the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society.
The joint statement detailed that the detentions took place in several areas, including Jenin, Nablus, Qalqilya, Bethlehem, Hebron (Al-Khalil), and Jerusalem al-Quds.
Israeli forces reportedly assaulted and intimidated some of the detainees and their families during the operations.
Since October 7, the number of Palestinians arrested in the occupied West Bank has exceeded 8,975, including those still in detention and those who have been released.
This development comes amid a major contradiction between the US and Israel over the latest Gaza truce proposal.
While President Joe Biden mentioned Israel's withdrawal from more populated areas of Gaza, Abdullah al-Arian, a professor of history at Georgetown University in Qatar, noted uncertainty regarding whether the US acknowledges that Israel will continue to occupy parts of Gaza post-ceasefire.
"I think this is a major sticking point and one that Palestinians have continuously rejected—that any part of Gaza should remain occupied," al-Arian told Al Jazeera.
He added, "There’s a major contradiction here, and both the US and Israeli sides have said they don’t want a future in Gaza where Hamas has any political role left. At the same time, this is an agreement that would need to be negotiated with Hamas, so how do you do that? How do you eliminate them as a political force and still reach a negotiated solution agreed upon by all parties?"
According to Gaza's Health Ministry, at least 36,379 Palestinians have been killed and 82,407 wounded in Israeli attacks on Gaza since October 7.
The ministry added that 95 people were killed and 350 injured in the latest 24-hour reporting period.
