Israeli occupation forces arrested Sunday evening, 15 January 2023 four Palestinian men during a military incursion in the town of Beit Ummar, north of Hebron.

Local media sources reported that Israeli occupation forces invaded Beit Ummar town and closed its main entrance, raided a number of Palestinian-owned shops, and arrested the Palestinian men Ali Muhammad Abu Ayyash, 48, Abdel Halim Muhammad Abu Ayyash, 42, and Ashraf Muhammad Abu Ayyash, 45.

Israeli troops also detained the 16-year-old Palestinian boy Muhammad Mahmoud Abu Ayyash, sources added.

Palestinian towns and villages in the occuiped West Bank and Jerusalem have seen increased near-daily military raids and violations by Israeli forces in recent months. 

There are 4700 Palestinian detainees in Israeli jails illegally held by Israeli occupation including 30 women and 400 children.