The Israeli army arrested 33 Palestinians, including two journalists, two minors and former prisoners, during raids Thursday in the occupied West Bank, according to the Palestinian Prisoners Media Office.
The non-governmental group said Israeli forces raided dozens of homes and searched them, damaging the contents of some properties during the operation, which was concentrated in the provinces of Nablus, Bethlehem, Hebron, Jenin, Tubas and Tulkarem.
It said 17 Palestinians were arrested in Nablus, seven in Bethlehem, three in Hebron, one in Jenin, two in Tubas and three in Tulkarem.
The group identified two journalists among those arrested as Sabri Mousa Jibril and Muath Ammarna — both from Bethlehem.
In Jenin, an Israeli special forces unit infiltrated the area around the Interior Ministry roundabout and arrested a former prisoner, according to the group.
The arrests also included minors and other former prisoners, including one who had been released days earlier, it added.
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The group said the escalation in arrests, home raids and property damage, along with the targeting of journalists, children and former prisoners, was part of an “ongoing policy of intimidation and arrests against Palestinians.”
The Palestinian Prisoners Society said separately that the Israeli army arrested more than 100 Palestinians in the occupied West Bank during the last week.
The non-governmental group said in a report that the arrests were accompanied by violations, including “field executions,” field interrogations of dozens of Palestinians, physical assaults and mistreatment, as well as threats against detainees and their families.
Israeli occupiers also carried out attacks against Palestinians and their property during the operations, with protection and support from Israeli forces, it said.
Arrest campaigns have continued across the occupied West Bank amid an ongoing Israeli escalation.
Since the outbreak of its genocidal war in the Gaza Strip on Oct. 7, 2023, Israel has intensified raids and arrests in the West Bank, alongside an increase in attacks by occupiers and demolitions of Palestinian homes and other structures.
More than 9,400 Palestinians are held in Israeli prisons, including 370 children and 92 women, amid reports by rights groups that some prisoners have been subjected to torture and medical neglect, according to the Palestinian Prisoners Society.
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