Israeli Forces Arrest Northern West Bank Mayor

2025-09-21 05:11:47

(MENAFN) Israeli forces apprehended the mayor of a northern West Bank town on Saturday, marking the latest in a series of arrests targeting Palestinian officials since August, according to Palestinian media.

Palestinian state television reported that troops stormed the town of Qarawat Bani Hassan, located near Salfit, and took into custody Ibrahim Asi, along with a bulldozer operator identified as Galib Reyyan. The soldiers also confiscated the bulldozer.

The two men were allegedly detained for trying to remove a large concrete block that the Israeli military had placed at the town’s entrance.

Local residents stated that the block, together with an iron gate installed by Israel, has constricted the road, making vehicle passage hazardous and resulting in several traffic incidents.

Asi is the fifth Palestinian mayor to be arrested in the occupied West Bank since August 23.

Over the past month, Israeli forces have also taken into custody Amin Abu Alia, mayor of al-Mughayyir; Tayseer Abu Sneineh, mayor of Hebron (Al-Khalil); Nafiz Hammoudeh, mayor of Qubeiba; and Abdul Fattah Abu Ali, mayor of Silat al-Zahr.

Since Israel launched its offensive on the Gaza Strip on October 7, 2023, the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem have experienced a significant surge in Israeli raids, arrests, and attacks against Palestinians.

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