Palestinians condemn arrest of activist detained by Israel
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – Hundreds of Palestinians staged a protest demonstration in the northern West Bank to condemn the arrest of an activist detained by Israel.
On Monday, Israeli security forces detained Musab Shtayyeh in the West Bank city of Nablus, according to a member of his family, who spoke on condition of anonymity.
Shtayyeh, from the town of Salem, east of Nablus, is accused by Israel of being a member in the military wing of Palestinian group Hamas, and involvement in a shooting attack in the West Bank in which an illegal Israeli settler was slightly injured.
After his arrest, Palestinian protesters blocked a number of roads in Nablus and set several cars ablaze, according to eyewitnesses.
Hamas, the Palestinian resistance group which rules the Gaza Strip, also condemned Shtayyeh’s detention and demanded his immediate release.
There was no comment yet from the Ramallah-based Palestinian Authority on the arrest.
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