RNA - The Palestinian Prisoner’s Society (PPS) reported on Thursday that four Palestinians were detained in the Southern West Bank district of Hebron, including journalist and former prisoner Osama Shaheen, Ma'an news agency reported.
The other Hebron-area detainees were identified by PPS as Muntaser Yousef Abu Ayash, 23, and former prisoners Qasem Abu Hussein, 26, and Nour al-Atrash, 27.
An Israeli army spokesperson confirmed to Ma’an that four Palestinians had been detained in the Hebron district, listing three detentions in the city of Hebron and one in the village of al-Bira.
PPS added that Nabaa al-Sefi was detained in the refugee camp of Duheisha in the Southern district of Bethlehem.
In the Northern West Bank, PPS reported the detention of two Palestinians, identified as Ihab Fathi, 22, and Abd al-Fatah Daoud, 21, in the Tulkarem district, while Ashraf Muhammad Salama was detained in the Nablus district.
The organization also stated that former prisoner Mabrouk Jarrar, 35, and Wisam Muhammad Abu Zeid, 18, were detained in the Jenin district.
The Israeli army spokesperson said two suspected “Hamas operatives” were detained in Jenin, one of whom was detained in the village of Burqin.
According to prisoners’ rights group Addameer, some 7,000 Palestinians were held in Israeli prisons as of July.
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