West Bank, ALRAY – The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) arrested eight citizens from different areas in the occupied West Bank and Jerusalem at dawn on Thursday.

The detainees’ information office stated that IOF arrested three citizens from the town of Bil'in, west of Ramallah, namely: the ex-detainee Issa Hamad, Hamada Samara, and Abu Falah Abu Rahma.  

According to the office, the IOF arrested Ameed Nasr Sawalmeh from Balata refugee camp, east of Nablus, the father of Amir Balawneh from Tulkarm refugee camp, and Obeida Nidal Amr from Hebron.

The IOF also arrested Anas Abu Zneid, and Ashham AL-Amalah from Jerusalem.

Israeli occupation forces routinely carry out arrest raids in the West Bank. Around 40 percent of Palestinian men living in the occupied territories have been detained by Israel at some point in their lives.