Israeli occupation forces arrest human rights activist in Hebron


HEBRON: Israeli occupation forces arrested two Palestinians today from the city of Hebron in the occupied West Bank, including a female human rights activist, according to Palestinian security sources.

Arij Al-Ja’abari was reportedly detained by Israeli soldiers from the Ras area in the Old City of Hebron while she was documenting Israeli human rights abuses against the local Palestinian civilians.

Another Palestinian from the nearby town of Sa’ir, east of Hebron, was also arrested, with Israeli forces conducting a search of his home and tampering with its contents.

Israeli occupation forces also raided the town of Al-Shuyukh northeast of Hebron and the town of Yatta to the south, where they searched several houses and disrupted their contents.

Source: Palestine News and Information Agency – WAFA