Israel detains 11 Palestinians in W. Bank

05/02/2015| IslamWeb

The Israeli army has detained 11 Palestinians in overnight raids in the occupied West Bank, a Palestinian NGO said Thursday.

"The Israeli army arrested 11 Palestinians from several areas in the occupied West Bank after raiding and searching their houses," the Palestinian Prisoner Club said in a statement.

The Israeli army has yet to comment on the reported detentions.

Israeli forces routinely conduct arrest campaigns against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank on claims they are "wanted" by Israeli authorities.

Over 7,000 Palestinians are currently languishing in Israeli prisons, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Prisoners' Affairs.

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Israeli Border Police and army solders clash with Palestinians in a protest when Palestinians wanted to dismantle a gate in the security fence near the Jewish settlement of Bat Ayin near Surif in the southern West Bank, 17 January 2015.

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