Due to these restrictions, according to the Islamic Wafq which administers the site, only 15,000 faithful were able to attend the mosque, a much lower number than on normal Fridays, the day on which many Muslims gather for community worship.
Israeli forces also prevented journalists from covering the restrictions in Jerusalem’s Wadi al-Joz neighborhood, less than 2 km north of Al-Aqsa, and deployed a dirty water vehicle there to disperse worshipers, reports the Palestinian news agency Wafa.
After about 45 hours, Israeli forces concluded a military operation in the refugee camp in the town of Tulkarem, the army announced. According to her, the Israeli forces “ they searched about 1,000 buildings, found more than 400 explosives, destroyed five explosives production laboratories and four observation posts. Additionally, explosives hidden under streets targeting forces were discovered and released. » Nine Palestinians were killed during the two-day raid.
Furthermore, it should be highlighted that the number of detainees in the occupied West Bank has increased to 6,090 since October 7, 2023, following the arrest of 60 Palestinians, including children, by the Israeli occupation army a few hours ago. This is what emerges from a joint statement released on Thursday by the Authority for Prisoners’ and Former Prisoners’ Affairs (government) and the Palestinian Prisoners’ Club, consulted by Anadolu.
The statement reads that the total number of arrests after October 7 “has reached more than 6,090, and includes those who were arrested in their homes and through military checkpoints, those who were forced to surrender under pressure and those who were held hostage.” The arrests were concentrated “in the governorates of AlKhalil Hebron and Bethlehem, in the south of the West Bank, while the rest of the arrests were distributed between the governorates of Ramallah (centre), Nablus and Tulkarem (north) and Al-Quds. “
In this context, the statement indicates that the Israeli occupation army continues its military operation in Tulkarem since Wednesday, noting that the city and its camp are subject to “comprehensive aggressions and in-depth field investigations against hundreds of citizens, marked by severe beatings”. and specify that “considering the continuation of the military operation in Tulkarem, we have not been able to confirm the number of detainees”.
The arrest campaigns are accompanied by “massive searches and abuses, severe beatings and threats against detainees and their families, as well as field investigations, sabotage and destruction of houses and direct shootings.”
The Palestinian Ministry of Health reported on Thursday, January 18, that 6 people were martyred in Tulkarem during an Israeli attack.
A United Nations human rights official called on Friday for an end to Israel’s mistreatment of Palestinian detainees in Gaza, saying he encountered men held for weeks, beaten and blindfolded, and some released in diapers. “ These are men detained by Israeli security forces in unknown locations for a period of between 30 and 55 days ” Ajith Sunghay, the United Nations human rights representative, told reporters via video link from Gaza, who has met with released detainees in the enclave.” It was reported that the men were later released, but only in layers, without adequate clothing in cold weather. »
2024-01-19 20:59:49
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