‘Israel’ arrests 18, puts 8 in solitary confinement

Days of Palestine, West Bank –Israeli occupation forces arrested on Wednesday 18 Palestinians across the occupied West Bank, put eight already prisoners in solitary confinement.

Three were arrested from Al-Khalil, locals identifying one of them as Zaid al-Juneidi, who was arrested after Israeli forces raided his home, as well as several other homes in the area.

The Israeli occupation forces arrested five from Ramallah and Bethlehem areas respectively, including Mohamed Ash’al, 20, from the village of Bilin, where an Israeli force of six military vehicles raided his home.

Moreover, the Israeli occupation forces arrested a Palestinian security service member from the Askar Refugee Camp at the Za’tara checkpoint in southern Nablus and raided several homes in Beit Furik and Rujeib villages in the surrounding areas.

Palestinian security sources said that clashes erupted as Israeli forces raided Beit Furik village while searching a house belonging to Nidal Hanani.

Israeli forces also raided Rujeib village in eastern Nablus and searched a grocery store belonging to Imad Halabi.

The Israeli occupation forces arrested two from Qalqilya and Jenin.

An Israeli occupation army spokeswoman claimed that the 18 were suspected of illegal activity. She had no further details.

Eight in solitary confinement

Meanwhile, the Israeli Prison Service transferred eight Palestinian prisoners in the Ramon prison to solitary confinement, a prisoners’ affairs committee said on Wednesday.

The prisoners were identified as Mohamed Manasra, Abdullah al-Khdour, Ahmad al-Salman, Eyad Fataftah, Ahmad abu-Madi, Mahmoud Rabee and Basem Jaber.

No further information was given regarding the reasons of the transfers.

Solitary confinement is one of several practices enforced routinely inside Israeli prisons, according to prisoners’ rights group Addameer, in addition to torture, forcible transfers, and medical negligence.

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