Israeli occupation forces arrested on Tuesday prominent Hamas member, Khaled Al-Hajj, in the West Bank’s northern city of Jenin.

“An Israeli force raided our home in Al-Jabriyat neighborhood and detained my husband,” Al-Hajj’s wife told Anadolu Agency, adding that the reason was “unclear”.

After raiding his home in Jenin city predawn today, the Israeli occupation forces arrested H.amas's senior official Khaled al-Hajj. pic.twitter.com/kR4OF78fPf

— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) February 9, 2021

Al-Hajj, 55, has been arrested on several occasions and spent a total of 15 years in Israeli prisons. He was last released less than a year ago.

Israel and the Palestinian Authority have arrested dozens of Hamas members in different areas of the West Bank, including former ministers in the resigned Hamas government, legislators, university academics, journalists, and unionists.

Israel Warns #Hamas Leaders Not to Run in Elections in West Bank – https://t.co/9KwljcNM0W #Palestine pic.twitter.com/4luB35e1gX

— al whit (@soitiz) January 28, 2021

Hamas considers this a coordinated campaign to prevent its participation in the upcoming elections, slated to be held in the coming months.

(MEMO, PC, Social Media)