Israeli Army Detains More Palestinians in West Bank, Jerusalem Raids

Rasa - Israeli forces rounded up scores of Palestinians, including minors, in raids carried out in the occupied West Bank, according to reports.

News ID: 435848

Date: 17 January 2018 - 22:54

RNA - Israeli police on Tuesday detained ten Palestinians, including eight minors, in the Jerusalem area, according to Wadi Hilweh Information Center, WAFA reported.

Three Palestinians, including an activist and his son, were detained by Israeli police for attempting to prevent a group of settlers from driving a truck through his privately-owned land towards Wadi Al-Rababeh area in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Silwan; where digging operations are currently underway in preparation for the construction of a 'pedestrian bridge'.

Seven minors between the ages of 11 and 17 were also detained after police raided and searched their family homes in Jabal Al-Zaytoun neighborhood in At Tur area in Jerusalem City.

Meanwhile, Palestine Prisoner’s Society (PPS) said Israeli forces conducted similar raids across Ramallah and al-Bireh district, detaining four Palestinians.

In the Northern West Bank, forces detained two Palestinians, including a former prisoner, during raids across Nablus district, while at least one Palestinian was detained from Jenin district.

US President Donald Trump announced early December 2017 that Washington would be recognizing Jerusalem al-Quds as Israel’s capital, stressing that the United States would relocate the embassy in the occupied lands from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem al-Quds.

The move was hailed by Israel but condemned by the rest of the international community as one which undermines the peace talks.

Washington’s al-Quds move has raised a chorus of outcry across the international community. The Muslim world, the UN, world leaders from Europe to the Middle East to Australia, and even US allies in the West have criticized the bid, saying it would plunge the already tumultuous region into new upheaval.

Heavy clashes also broke out between Israeli troops and Palestinian protesters after Washington's decision in Jerusalem al-Qud's Old City, Hebron (al-Khalil), Bethlehem and Nablus in the West Bank as well as the besieged Gaza Strip.

According to reports, at least 700 Palestinians were detained by the Israeli forces since Washington’s move to recognize Jerusalem al-Quds as the capital of Israel.

20 Palestinians were also killed in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank during weeks of protests against the Washington declaration of Jerusalem as capital of Israel, according to reports.

Also, thousands of Palestinians have been wounded by Israeli army's fire during demonstrations against the US President decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.

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