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Israeli soldiers detained two sisters of Saleh al-Arouri, a senior leader of Hamas who was killed in Lebanon this month, as confirmed by Palestinian sources and the Israeli army on Sunday.
Israeli soldiers detained two sisters of Saleh al-Arouri, a top leader of Hamas who was killed in Lebanon this month, Palestinian sources and the Israeli army said on Sunday.
The killing of Arouri, the deputy chief of Hamas, in a suburb of Beirut on January 2 was widely attributed to an Israeli drone strike, fuelling fears that Israel's war in Gaza could widen into a regional conflict.
The Israeli army said on Sunday it had detained the two women in the occupied West Bank "after they incited to terrorism against the state of Israel", without elaborating.
The brother-in-law of Arouri, Awar al-Arouri, said the two women and several other family members had been put into "administrative detention".
The Palestinian Prisoners' Club, a campaign group, said Dalal al-Arouri, 52, and Fatima al-Arouri, 47, were arrested in separate locations near the city of Ramallah.
The Palestinian Prisoners' Club said 5,875 Palestinians have been detained in the West Bank since the Gaza war began.
It said that, of these, 1,970 had been put under administrative detention, which allows for suspects to be held without charge or trial for renewable periods of up to six months.
Khalil Wakim, with AFP
Israeli soldiers detained two sisters of Saleh al-Arouri, a top leader of Hamas who was killed in Lebanon this month, Palestinian sources and the Israeli army said on Sunday.
The killing of Arouri, the deputy chief of Hamas, in a suburb of Beirut on January 2 was widely attributed to an Israeli drone strike, fuelling fears that Israel's war in Gaza could widen into a regional conflict.
The Israeli army said on Sunday it had detained the two women in the occupied West Bank "after they incited to terrorism against the state of Israel", without elaborating.
The brother-in-law of Arouri, Awar al-Arouri, said the two women and several other family members had been put into "administrative detention".
The Palestinian Prisoners' Club, a campaign group, said Dalal al-Arouri, 52, and Fatima al-Arouri, 47, were arrested in separate locations near the city of Ramallah.
The Palestinian Prisoners' Club said 5,875 Palestinians have been detained in the West Bank since the Gaza war began.
It said that, of these, 1,970 had been put under administrative detention, which allows for suspects to be held without charge or trial for renewable periods of up to six months.
Khalil Wakim, with AFP
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