Israel rounds up 90 Palestinians in West Bank during Muslim Eid al-Adha holiday
At least 9,280 Palestinians detained by Israeli forces in occupied West Bank since Oct. 7, according to Palestinian figures
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RAMALLAH, Palestine
The Israeli army detained 90 more Palestinians in military raids across the occupied West Bank during the Muslim Eid al-Adha holiday, the Palestinian Prisoners’ Club stated Wednesday.
Most of the arrests were made in the Hebron governorate in the southern West Bank, the club noted.
The new arrests have brought the total number of Palestinians detained by the Israeli army in the West Bank since last October to 9,280, according to Palestinian figures.
Tensions have been high across the occupied West Bank since Israel launched a deadly military offensive against the Gaza Strip which has killed nearly 37,400 people following an attack by the Palestinian group Hamas on Oct. 7 last year.
At least 548 Palestinians have since been killed and nearly 5,200 others injured by Israeli army fire in the occupied West Bank.
Israel stands accused of genocide at the International Court of Justice, which in an interim ruling in January ordered Tel Aviv to stop genocidal acts and take measures to guarantee that humanitarian assistance is provided to civilians in Gaza.
*Writing by Rania Abu Shamala in Istanbul
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