Israeli occupation forces arrested on Tuesday Khaled Abu Arafa, a former minister of Jerusalem affairs who had been deported, from his temporary residence in Ramallah.

 Abu Arafa, aged 61, had been incarcerated multiple times in Israeli prisons, and was released just a year ago after being held in administrative detention for 15 months.

The occupation forces had previously held him into custody on September 11th, 2020, following his summons for questioning at the "Ofer" camp.

 Abu Arafa, a former prisoner who spent several years in Israeli prisons, was expelled from the occupied city of Jerusalem as soon as he was released from detention in 2014.

 The Israeli authorities revoked his Jerusalem identity, along with those of Hamas-affiliated Jerusalem Legislative Council representatives Ahmed Atoun, Muhammad Totah, and Muhammad Abu Tair.