Arrests and extended detentions continue in occupied Jerusalem

The Palestinian Prisoners Club announced that an Israeli court in occupied Jerusalem has extended the detention of six Jerusalemites and arrested two minors, while two others were conditionally released, Al-Quds newspaper reported on Wednesday.

The newspaper cited Mufeed El-Haj, a lawyer for the Palestinian Prisoners Club, who explained that the detention has been extended for Qusay Shweiki and Mehdi Abbasi under the pretext of allowing the occupation authorities to complete their investigations of them.

The Israeli court also reportedly extended the arrest of brothers Mohammed and Mahmoud Abu Cherkhah under the pretext of needing to complete the judicial procedures, as well as extended the detention of Mohammed Ghaith and Nemr Bashir for the purpose of holding a court hearing for them on Wednesday.

According to Al-Haj, the court issued a decision to release two other brothers, Mohammed Najib and Sameh Naguib, on bail for 250 shekels each, after the signature of a third party, in addition to other conditions including home confinement.

In a related development, the Israeli police arrested two minors from the Shuafat neighbourhood of occupied Jerusalem: Mohammed Al-Joulani and Abdul Rahman Sabbah.