The Israeli occupation police on Tuesday evening arrested several Palestinian citizens participating in a sit-in staged in the holy city in solidarity with detainees in Israeli jails including Jerusalem mayor Adnan Ghaith.
A reporter for the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) said that police forces assaulted the protesters and arrested some of them.
The police also prevented journalists from covering the sit-in and the events that resulted from their assault on the participants.
The participants were protesting the recent arbitrary arrest of Ghaith and several citizens affiliated with Fatah.
