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Arrests in the city of Jerusalem…including a woman
August 26, 2020

The occupation authorities carried out, at dawn Wednesday, multiple arrests from the city of Jerusalem, under the pretext of "violating the law of enforcement and working for the Palestinian Authority in Jerusalem."

Wadi Hilweh Information Center learned that the intelligence and occupation forces stormed several neighborhoods in Jerusalem and carried out arrests.

The lawyer for the Prisoners Affairs Authority, Mohammad Mahmoud, explained that the detainees were: Rania Hatem, Mohammad Mustafa, Ahmed Mustafa, MouathAl-Ashhab, and Adel al-Khatib.

The center learned that the forces arrested Obada Najib, Arafat Najib, Mustafa Al-Tarhouni, Zuhdi Taha, and Shadi Sumrein.

The occupation forces also arrested Mohammad Nayef Obaid on Wednesday, while SalamehGhadeb was arrested late Tuesday night; they are both from the village of Issawiya.

The occupation forces also arrested the Jerusalemite MP, who is deported to the city of Ramallah, Ahmed Attoun.