Israeli occupation forces have arrested four Palestinians from the village of Husan, west of Bethlehem, and the town of Beit Fajjar in the occupied West Bank, Al Jazeera reports.

According to the Wafa news agency, 17-year-old Issa Muhammad Atta Zaoul, 18-year-old Basil Muhammad Ismail Zaoul, and Musa Ibrahim Zaoul — also 18 — were arrested from Husan.

Ahmed Awni Taqatqa, 44, was arrested from Beit Fajjar.

At least 7,335 Palestinians have been arrested by Israel since October 7 in the occupied West Bank.

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