Israel arrests 56 Palestinians and turns Beit Ummar into a military barracks.

Arab Sea Newspaper - Special

**Arab Sea - Reports:** **In a new campaign of arrests and raids, Israeli occupation forces launched a large-scale attack at dawn on Thursday in the governorates of Hebron and Nablus, during which they arrested 56 Palestinians, including two women, and stormed dozens of homes, according to the "Wafa" news agency.** **The town of Beit Ummar, north of Hebron, witnessed the most violent raids, as the occupation forces turned it into a closed military zone, closed its entrances, destroyed civilian property, and arrested more than 40 citizens.** **Nablus also witnessed raids on the Old City and its surroundings, with shooting, attacks on passers-by, and the detention of young men in front of the National Hospital.** **These campaigns come as part of a continuing Israeli escalation, amid widespread condemnation of human rights violations and demands to stop mass arrests and abuse of civilians.**