The occupation forces arrested 21 citizens, including high school students, from Deir Istiya.

Israeli occupation forces arrested 21 citizens from the town of Deir Istiya, northwest of Salfit, at dawn on Thursday, including six high school students.

Local sources reported that the occupation forces raided the town and launched an arrest campaign that included: Rafeh Rafiq Awad and his son Rafiq, Ammar Abdul Rahman Salman and his son Karim, Saad Tawfiq Mukhalafa and his son Karim, Samer Abdul Rahman Salman and his sons Abdul Rahman and Ali, Jamil Kokash and his son Ahmed, Khaled Al-Qadi and his son Salah Al-Din, Mithqal Al-Qadi and his son Majdi, Mahmoud Aql and his son Hamza, Durgham Abu Hijleh and his son Nour, and Mahmoud Odeh Al-Khatib and his son Rami.

The sources added that six of the detainees are students taking their high school exams this year.