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BETHLEHEM (Ma'an) – Israeli forces carried out multiple detention raids overnight Tuesday and early Wednesday morning across the West Bank arresting 23 Palestinians

An Israeli army spokeswoman confirmed that the 23 were detained for "illegal activity" but had no further information regarding the reasons for detention.

The raids come as UN Special Coordinator (UNSCO) reported Monday that Israeli forces have conducted a weekly average of 86 search and arrest operations this year, up from 75 a week in 2014.

PA official Issa Qarage alledged Sunday that Israeli interrogators are using "oppressive and brutal" methods to frighten Palestinian detainees and force them into confessing to attacks against Israel.

Around 6,000 Palestinians are currently being held in Israeli jails, the majority detained under the pretext of security.

The Palestinian Prisoner's Society released information regarding 10 detentions made in Jenin, Nablus, and Tulkarem in the northern West Bank, as well as Hebron in the south.

The PPS reported in the town of Yaabad in Jenin Israeli forces detained Abdullah Said Amarnah, 22, Muhamad Abdullah al-Suri, 25, and Muhammad Abdullah Ghanayim, 24.

Three others, Abd al-Rahim Hamadnah, Mahmoud Yasin and Barra Jarara were detained in the village of Asira al-Shamaliyya near Nablus.

Eyhab Marwan al-Karaki, 22, Anas Hashlamoun, 24, and Khalid Kafrawi, 22 were detained from Hebron, while Ahmad Kheir Muhammad Salman, 22 was detained in Tulkarem city.

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