“During last January, Israeli authorities arrested 450 Palestinian citizens in Jerusalem and the West Bank,” INSAN for rights and democracy center said.

The center stated on Thursday in a statement reached Safa that the Israeli forces have escalated the pace of arrests, demolitions, and confiscations over the past month and carried out settlement plans and projects, taking advantage of the current pandemic of Coronavirus.

The settlers also continued their attacks on the Palestinians and their property, as during the last month, about 450 arrests were recorded, including 20 children and 3 women, in addition to the issuance of about 92 administrative decisions between new and renewal of ex-detainees in the Israeli prisons.

Israeli forces demolished 22 homes and 36 installations, in addition to a number of settler attacks, which amounted to 120 attacks.

INSAN center monitored 75 property confiscations and 18 settlement activities and plans during the past month.

It stressed the illegality of settlements and that what Israel commits is in violation of international law and represents a war crime against humanity.

INSAN called on the international and human rights bodies to work hard to defend the rights of the Palestinians, to hold the occupation accountable for its crimes, and to stop its continuous violations.

Source : Safa