Israeli forces detain four Palestinians in Hebron governorate
Two minors were detained at the entrance to Beit Ummar, while a father and son were taken from the Hamasa area.
Israeli forces detained four Palestinians in the occupied West Bank governorate of Hebron on Wednesday, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported.
A WAFA correspondent reported that troops detained a father and his son from the Hamasa area, northwest of Dura and southwest of Hebron.
The area has been targeted frequently by Israeli settlers, who seek to seize Palestinian property and establish an outpost there, the report said.
Separately, the forces detained two minors at the entrance to Beit Ummar, north of Hebron, WAFA reported.
The report said Israeli forces raid Palestinian homes almost daily across the West Bank, often on the pretext of searching for people they describe as wanted, which frequently sparks clashes with residents.
WAFA reported that these raids are carried out without search warrants, whenever and wherever the military chooses.
Under Israeli military law, army commanders hold full executive, legislative and judicial authority over 3 million Palestinians living in the West Bank, the report added.
Addameer, the Palestinian Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association, said there are currently 9,300 Palestinian political prisoners in Israeli prisons and detention centers.
Addameer said the total includes 350 child prisoners, 91 female prisoners and 3,101 Palestinians held in administrative detention, which allows detention without charge or trial.
