The Israeli army arrested Monday 24 Palestinians from throughout the West Bank in a wide scope campaign that included parliament members, according to a report of Palestine News and Information Agency "WAFA." WAFA quoted various sources as saying that soldiers raided several West Bank cities, arresting activists and political figures that included Ahmad Attoun, a lawmaker from Al-Quds city whom Israel had expelled to Ramallah last year after revoking his Al-Quds residency status. Those arrested included also Hatem Qufeisheh from Al-Khalil, and Muhammad Al-Tul, from Dahrieh, in Al-Khalil area, both along with Attoun, are lawmakers from the Hamas-backed Change and Reform bloc in the Palestinian Legislative Council. The long list of names of those arrested included several Hamas members, such as Adnan Asfour, from Nablus, where 10 of those arrested came from, and university instructor from Al-Khalil Zein al-Din Shabaneh. Arrests covered cities such as Bethlehem, Tulkarm and Ramallah. The Prisoners Club said Israel arrested 40 Palestinians in the West Bank in the last 48 hours.
