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Published 25 Nov, 2023 04:11pm

More than 3,100 arrested in occupied West Bank since Oct 7: Prisoner rights group

Seventeen more Palestinians have been arrested by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank since yesterday evening, bringing the total to more than three thousand, Al Jazeera reports citing the Palestinian Prisoner’s Club.

According to the rights group, the total number of Palestinian detainees in Israeli prisons since October 7 is now at 3,160.

The 17 fresh arrests come after the release of 39 Palestinian prisoners on Friday as part of the 4-day truce deal between Israel and Hamas.

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