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Israeli Occupation Closes Streets and Neighborhoods in Jerusalem and Launches Arrest Campaigns in the West Bank

Israeli Occupation Closes Streets and Neighborhoods in Jerusalem and Launches Arrest Campaigns in the West Bank

Israeli occupation forces continued to impose closures on streets and neighborhoods in occupied Jerusalem on Monday, coinciding with the so-called 'Feast of Atonement', and closed the Ibrahimi Shrine on Sunday and Monday under the pretext of 'Jewish holidays', forcing the Waqf employees and custodians of the shrine to evacuate it at 2 PM instead of the usual time at 10 PM.

The director of the Ibrahimi Shrine, Mutaz Abu Sneineh, described the procedure as contrary to the protocols in place at the shrine.

In the West Bank, the occupation forces arrested 7 Palestinians in Jenin governorate, including two women, and 5 others in Tulkarm, including released prisoners, in addition to arrests in Jerusalem and Hebron, amid widespread search and raid campaigns.

In the town of Budo northwest of Jerusalem, the arrest campaign targeted dozens of young men, while the occupation forces continue to detain at least 53 young men in an interrogation center they set up inside a house they seized during the raid on the town, according to the Jerusalem governorate, in conjunction with searching homes, vandalizing their contents, and beating Palestinians.

The occupation forces also raided the village of Burqin northwest of Nablus and a number of villages northwest of Ramallah, searched homes and tampered with their contents, and fired live bullets, sound bombs, and tear gas in Ramallah, without recording injuries.

In Hebron, the occupation forces arrested Yazan Rajab Barqan, set up checkpoints at the entrances of the city, its towns, villages, and camps, and closed roads with iron gates, concrete blocks, and earthen berms.

In the Gaza Strip, 3 Palestinians were injured by the occupation forces' fire in northern Khan Younis, including two in the vicinity of Hamad City, while a third was injured by the occupation fire in the same area.

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