West Bank & Jerusalem
Israeli army detains Palestinian rights advocate Issa Amro for seven hours
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Palestinian human rights defender Issa Amro was detained at an Israeli military base for seven hours on Friday, Democracy Now! reported. The arrest came after Amro was attacked by settlers, according to the account of his detention.
Amro is a prominent human rights advocate who has documented violations and confronted settlement expansion in the occupied West Bank. He operates as an activist under Israeli military authority in the territories.
