Night of raids in the West Bank: dozens arrested - Palestinian minister taken from his home | Report

At least 30 Palestinians were arrested overnight across the West Bank, according to the Palestinian Prisoner's Club. Meanwhile, it was reported that police arrested Ashraf al-Awar, the minister for Jerusalem affairs, in Silwan after a search of his home. In the Hebron area, eight arrests were reported in al-Dhahiriya, two in Tulkarm's Deir al-Ghusun, five more in the area, and six in Qalqilya's Azzun. As of noon, no detailed Israeli statement on the grounds for the arrests had been published.

At least 30 Palestinians were arrested overnight across the West Bank, according to the Palestinian Prisoner's Club. Simultaneously, it was reported that police arrested Ashraf al-Awar, the minister for Jerusalem affairs in the Palestinian government, in Silwan after a search of his home. In the Hebron area, eight residents were reported arrested in the town of al-Dhahiriya following raids and searches of their homes. In Tulkarm, two young men were arrested in Deir al-Ghusun, and later five more arrests were reported in the area. In Qalqilya, six arrests were reported in Azzun, and in the Jerusalem area, Palestinians were arrested in the Qalandia camp and in Beit Duku. As of the afternoon hours, no detailed Israeli statement explaining the grounds for the arrest of al-Awar or of all the detainees reported by Palestinian bodies had been published.