The Palestinian Authority (PA) forces in the West Bank arrested four Palestinians and summoned another to questioning on account of their anti-occupation political activism.
The PA forces in Ramallah arrested the Palestinian student Mohammed al-Khatib enrolled at Birzeit University after they stormed the students’ hall of residence.
The arrestee is the son of the Palestinian prisoner Fathi al-Khatib sentenced to 29 life terms in Israeli jails.
The PA forces in Ramallah also arrested the ex-prisoner Mreishah Shreitah a lawyer.
Meanwhile Mohamed Maala was arrested by the PA forces in Tulkarem.
Three Palestinians enrolled at Kadoorie University have also been held in PA lock-ups in the West Bank.
In the meantime Palestinian student at An-Najah University Ahmed Darwish was arrested by the PA forces in Nablus.
At the same time Sheikh Mootassem al-Jada’ the imam of al-Sadeq al-Amin Mosque in Yatta was summoned to questioning by the PA intelligence forces in al-Khalil.
The PA intelligence in Yatta turned down appeals to release the student at al-Khalil University Rawhi Abu Shamsiya held in PA penitentiaries for 40 days running despite a court rule acquitting him of all charges.
Palestinian ex-prisoner Mohamed Rumanin has also been kept behind PA prison bars in Jericho for over 15 days without charges.
Palestinian anti-occupation activists and students have been permanently targeted by the abrupt arrest sweeps launched by the PA forces on a quasi-daily basis in what observers dubbed a sign of ongoing security cooperation between the PA chaired by Mahmoud Abbas and the Israeli occupation forces.
