At least 25 Palestinians have been rounded up by Israeli forces in their latest raids across the occupied West Bank, according to the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society (PPS) and the Commission of Prisoners’ and Ex-Prisoners’ Affairs, Al Jazeera reports.

Among those detained are a woman and several former prisoners, the joint statement said on Telegram.

Arrests have been increasing in Hebron, where the Wafa news agency said 12 people, including 11 former prisoners, were apprehended today.

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