US EditionIsrael Arrests Hebron Mayor, Launches West Bank Crackdown: What to Know
Hebron Mayor Tayseer Abu Sneineh was arrested amid a large Israeli military campaign involving widespread detentions and raids targeting suspected Hamas supporters in the West Bank.
- On Tuesday, Israeli forces arrested Hebron Mayor Tayseer Abu Sneineh in a pre-dawn raid, storming his home and placing him in administrative detention; Abu Sneineh was convicted for a 1980 attack killing six Israelis.
- Israeli authorities said the arrest was linked to alleged terror involvement, citing incitement and support for Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad amid about 18,000 West Bank detainees since October 7, 2023.
- Elsewhere in the West Bank, troops raided villages near Nablus, arresting 13 and hospitalizing one Palestinian after alleged assaults, while counterterrorism police killed a suspect in Tamun, northern Tubas district.
- Palestinian Authority officials condemned the arrest as a dangerous assault on elected institutions and Hebron municipal council urged international pressure, while Israeli Municipality of Hebron welcomed the operation and IDF remains silent.
- Officials linked raids to broader military actions and Hebron Emirate talks, with the Palestinian Health Ministry reporting at least 1,016 killed and over 7,000 injured since October 7, 2023, amid ICJ legal scrutiny.
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Israel arrests Hebron mayor, launches West Bank crackdown: What to know
Israeli forces carried out a series of raids across the West Bank, arresting several Palestinians, including the mayor of Hebron, amid reports of the possible dissolution of the Palestinian Authority.
·Washington, United States
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According to Israel, Tajsir Abu Sneineh supports Hamas, so the mayor of Hebron has been arrested, but Palestinians in the West Bank fear the next step in Israeli settlement policy.
·Germany
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