The arrests by Israeli army came amid an escalating conflict in Gaza where more than two million Palestinians are facing indiscriminate bombing for over a week.
FILE - Senior Hamas official Aziz Dweik, Speaker of the Palestinian parliament, near the occupied West Bank city of Ramallah. Photo: Reuters Archive
The Israeli army has detained 55 Palestinians, including several parliamentarians, most notably Parliament Speaker Aziz Dweik, during raids across the occupied West Bank, a known rights group confirmed. Amani Sarahneh, a spokesperson for the Palestinian Prisoners Society, told Anadolu news agency that the Israeli arrests included senior figures from the Hamas group and former Palestinian parliamentarians, including Speaker Aziz Dweik.According to the Palestinian Prisoners Society, approximately 6,000 Palestinians are currently being held in Israeli jails.
Eleven days into the conflict with Palestinian group Hamas, Israel's bombardment and blockade of Gaza has continued, with over one million people displaced – almost half of Gaza's total population, according to the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East .The fighting began when Hamas on Oct. 7 initiated Operation Al Aqsa Flood, a multi-pronged surprise attack that included a barrage of rocket launches and infiltrations into Israel by land, sea, and air.
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