Children among 20 arrested by Israeli Occupation

Palestine

Published: 2023-04-16 12:23

Last Updated: 2024-05-01 10:37


Children among 20 arrested by Israeli Occupation
Children among 20 arrested by Israeli Occupation

At least 20 Palestinians were arrested by the Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) between Friday night and Saturday morning, during raids on Occupied Jerusalem and the West Bank.

According to local and security sources, the IOF arrested three Palestinian children after raiding and searching their family home in Silwan.

The siblings were identified as Musa, Fo'ad and Omar Jibril.

At least three more were arrested in Al-Tour and six others in Jerusalem's Old City, according to witnesses.

The IOF also stormed the village of Husan in Bethlehem and arrested six after raiding their family homes.

One Palestinian was arrested while praying at Al-Aqsa Mosque in Occupied Jerusalem.

In Qalqilia, at least one Palestinian was arrested during a raid on the town of Azzun.