Palestinian MP held by Israeli forces in Hebron

The Israeli army detained a Palestinian parliamentarian in Hebron on Friday, according to local media.

Ma'an News reported that Ahmad Moussa al-Zaarir, a member of the Palestinian Legislative Council, was arrested after Israeli forces searched his home in al-Samu.

The news site said that as of July 34 Palestinian MPs were held by Israel, including 23 who had been detained in a campaign of arrests following the disappearance of three teenage Israeli settlers in the West Bank.