Israeli forces arrest 16 people in occupied West Bank: Report

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Israeli forces have arrested at least 16 Palestinians in the occupied West Bank since yesterday, Al Jazeera reports according to the Wafa news agency, citing prisoners’ groups.

The Commission of Prisoners’ Affairs and the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society said the arrests occurred across the governorates of Qalqilya, Nablus, Hebron, Tulkarem and Jerusalem, Wafa reported.

The number of arrests by Israeli forces of Palestinians in the West Bank and East Jerusalem since Israel’s offensive on Gaza began has surpassed 11,900, the report said.

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