Israeli occupation forces (IOF) at dawn Tuesday arrested 12 Palestinian citizens in Jerusalem and the West Bank including the mother and brothers of a Palestinian young man who was shot dead by the Israeli police on Monday night in Jerusalem.
Local sources said that the IOF arrested 12 Palestinians in Jerusalem Nablus Qalqilya Bethlehem Jenin and Tubas.
Among the detainees were the mother and two brothers of the Palestinian martyr Ashraf Halsa 30 who was murdered by the Israeli police on Monday night near al-Aqsa Mosque.
The Israeli police shot Halsa and prevented Palestinian medical crews from providing first aid to him leaving him to bleed to death.
They claimed that Halsa stabbed and injured an Israeli police officer before he was shot.
Meanwhile clashes were witnessed between the IOF and Palestinian citizens during home raids in different parts of the West Bank. A number of Palestinians were arrested including minors but no injuries were reported.
