The Israeli police on Friday morning arrested a Palestinian citizen for allegedly finding a firearm buried in his house yard in Occupied Jerusalem.

Hebrew media circulated a picture of an old rusty firearm claimed to be found in the house of the detained Jerusalemite.

The Israeli authorities on a daily basis launch raid campaigns into the West Bank and Jerusalem under the pretext of searching for weapons and wanted persons.

Israeli police on Sunday announced the arrest of a Palestinian youth in Occupied Jerusalem for allegedly possessing weapons.

According to a police statement released on Sunday a Palestinian man in his twenties and living in Silwan town to the south of Jerusalem was detained by the Israeli police on 5th October.

The Israeli police claimed that the youth was hiding weapons in his vehicle and added that his detention will be extended for further interrogation.

Arrest campaigns have been lately on the rise against Palestinian youths in the occupied Palestinian territories especially in Jerusalem for allegedly throwing stones or Molotov cocktails inciting on social media or possessing a knife or any other sharp tool.