Israeli forces arrest a Palestinian youth in al-Quds (Jerusalem). (File photo)
Israeli forces have raided several Palestinian homes in the occupied West Bank, detaining 10 Palestinians.
Most of the Palestinians were arrested on Tuesday in and around the occupied cities of al-Khalil (Hebron) and Nablus for alleged illegal activities.
Local sources said the detainees were transferred to Israeli interrogation centers.
In May, Israeli forces similarly arrested Palestinians in the occupied West Bank city of Bethlehem allegedly on charges of carrying knives in the vicinity of an Israeli settlement.
Israel occupied the West Bank as well as East al-Quds (Jerusalem), which Palestinians consider the capital of their homeland, during the Six-Day War in 1967.
The Israeli military regularly raids Palestinians’ houses in the West Bank arresting activists and civilians, mostly without any charges. Many Palestinians remain under detention in Israeli prisons, where they are given minimal access to their basic rights.
Many of the inmates are under so-called administrative detention.
The administrative detention, often implemented by the Israeli regime against the Palestinian population, is a sort of imprisonment without trial or charges, allowing regime forces to make arrests without formal charges for up to six months. However, the detention order can be renewed for indefinite periods of time.
Palestinian prisoners have been subject to human rights violations such as torture during interrogations by Israeli prison authorities.
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This article originally appeared on: Press TV