Israeli forces have arrested 37 Palestinians in the West Bank as mass arrests over the alleged disappearance of three settlers continue by the Israeli regime.
“Overnight, the forces detained 37 suspects and searched 80 locations, specifically in the area northwest of Hebron, Beit Awwa and also in Jenin,” a spokeswoman for the Israeli military said on Monday.
She also said that the Israeli troops stormed seven institutions belonging to the Palestinian resistance movement of Hamas.
The arrests were part of an Israeli operation to find three young Israeli settlers who allegedly went missing in the West Bank on June 12. Four Palestinians have been killed and more than Over 300 Palestinians, including Hamas members and lawmakers, detained in recent days in the Israeli operations.
On Saturday, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon voiced concern over the mass arrests of the Palestinians and the restrictions on their movement in the West Bank.
Israel accuses Hamas of being behind the alleged disappearance of the settlers. However, the group has denied any involvement, saying Tel Aviv’s allegation about the abduction of the three Israeli settlers by the Palestinian resistance movement is aimed at torpedoing the recent reconciliation deal between Hamas and Fatah.
In April, Palestinian factions Fatah and Hamas signed an agreement to end years of rivalry and form a unity government. The move irked Washington and Tel Aviv.
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