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The Israeli military initiated a sweeping operation of apprehension, apprehending 15 Palestinians from the West Bank.

March 2, 2023

Today, the Israeli occupation forces launched a massive campaign of arrests of 15 Palestinians from several different areas in the West Bank.

The Palestinian News Agency, Wafa, reported that the Israeli occupation forces arrested eight Palestinians from Jerusalem, and two others, one of whom was a released prisoner from Bethlehem.

In Jenin, the Israeli forces arrested four Palestinians, after raiding and searching their homes, while a young man from Hebron was arrested.

The same sources stated that clashes broke out in the town of Jaba’ in Jenin, during which the occupation soldiers fired live bullets and stun grenades at the young men, without any injuries reported.

The Israeli occupation launches a campaign of arrests and raids on an almost daily basis, in various villages, towns and governorates of the West Bank and occupied Jerusalem.

Arab Desk

Arab Desk

The Arab Desk leads The Eastern Herald's reporting on the Middle East and North Africa. The desk has covered the Gaza-Israel war since October 2023, the Iran-Israel war of 2025-2026, the fall of the Assad government in Syria, Hezbollah's political and military shifts in Lebanon, the war in Yemen, and the diplomatic realignment of the Gulf states under the Abraham Accords and the Saudi-Iranian rapprochement.

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