Israeli Walla news website claimed that Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) on Saturday arrested a Palestinian youth at the entrance to al-Ibrahimi Mosque in al-Khalil city after allegedly finding a knife in his possession.

Every now and then the IOF announces the arrest of Palestinians after alleged possession of knives to be used in anti-occupation stabbing attacks.

Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) on Tuesday arrested a Palestinian youth in al-Khalil city in the southern West Bank after allegedly finding a knife in his possession.

According to 0404 Hebrew website which is affiliated with the Israeli army IOF soldiers stopped the man whose identity has not been revealed yet while he was passing through a military barrier by his car near al-Fuwar refugee camp south of al-Khalil.

The soldiers captured the Palestinian youth and took him to an investigation center after finding the knife in his car the website added.

Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) rounded up on Saturday evening a Palestinian young man near Kiryat Arba settlement close to al-Khalil for alleged knife possession.

The Israeli radio reported that IOF soldiers suspected a Palestinian man who was not identified yet before arresting him and taking him to an investigation center.

The IOF soldiers have recently escalated arrest campaigns against Palestinians while being close to settlements over claims of attempting to carry out anti-occupation attacks.

In many cases the IOF troops committed field executions against Palestinian youths just for approaching settlements or Israeli roadblocks.