Israeli Forces Detain Palestinians, Shut Down Community Association in Jerusalem
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MENAFNTroops carried out operations in Al-Bireh and the village of Burqa, east of Ramallah, searching several Palestinian homes during the incursions.
Four residents of the village of Al-Mughayyir were detained during the raids.
In separate operations, Israeli forces arrested two Palestinian men in Siniriya village and another man in Habla, south of Qalqilya.
Military units also entered the towns of Attil and Allar, north of Tulkarem, early Tuesday. Local sources said military vehicles moved through residential streets and neighborhoods as troops entered homes in Attil, searched the properties and damaged household belongings.
Several Palestinians were also detained and taken to a residential building for questioning before being released. No arrests were reported during the operations in the two towns.
Israeli forces carry out almost daily arrest operations throughout the occupied West Bank. Such incursions frequently involve reported assaults on family members and damage to or destruction of household property.
Palestinian figures indicate that approximately 9,350 Palestinians, including 350 children and 90 women, are currently held in Israeli prisons.
Human rights organizations have reported that prisoners face torture, starvation and inadequate medical care, conditions they say have contributed to the deaths of dozens of detainees.
Meanwhile, in occupied East Jerusalem, Israeli authorities implemented a six-month closure order against the Burj al-Laqlaq Community Association in the Old City.
The closure notice, displayed at the association's entrance, included an allegation by Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir that the organization operates “under the sponsorship of the Palestinian Authority or on its behalf.” The association rejects the accusation.
The latest order marks the second time Ben-Gvir has ordered the association closed since February. The organization had resumed its activities following the expiration of an earlier six-month closure.
The association denounced the renewed decision as “arbitrary,” explaining that it had restarted educational, athletic and social initiatives for children, women and young people after reopening.
“We carried out this work based on our mission to serve the people of Jerusalem and away from any political activity or polarization,” it said.
The organization further described the repeated shutdowns as part of a “systematic policy” intended to isolate residents of the Old City in occupied East Jerusalem.
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