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Published 03 Mar, 2024 07:00pm

Number of Palestinians arrested in occupied West Bank rises to 7,340

The Palestinian Prisoners’ Club announced that the total number of Palestinians arrested by Israel since October 7 in the occupied West Bank has reached 7,340, Al Jazeera reports.

Palestinian cities, towns and villages have been subjected to nightly raids that are oftentimes accompanied by widespread abuse, severe beatings, and threats against detainees and their families, in addition to widespread sabotage and the destruction of their homes.

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