Prisoner groups say Israel has escalated arrest of Palestinians from Gaza in West Bank

The Palestinian Prisoners Club and Palestinian Prisoners Commission said Israel has increased its arrest of Palestinians in the occupied West Bank whose identity cards show they were born in Gaza or carrying Gaza identity cards. 

"The Commission for Prisoners and Ex-Prisoners Affairs and the Palestinian Prisoners Club stated that the occupation forces have escalated the pace of arrest operations among citizens carrying Gaza identity at military checkpoints, specifically among women," both groups said in a statement.

"We recently followed at least five cases within one week, from several areas, including a cancer-stricken woman who was arrested while heading for treatment in Al-Quds [Jerusalem], and was later released.

"The Commission and the Club clarified that, in light of the genocide being carried out in Gaza, and the comprehensive aggression and the horrific crimes unprecedented in their intensity, the occupation has targeted citizens born in Gaza, or those whose identities still indicate they reside in Gaza, who have been living with their families for years in the West Bank."