Israeli Army Confirms Marking Palestinian Detainees' Foreheads in West Bank Raid
The Israeli army has confirmed that its soldiers marked Palestinian detainees with numbers on their foreheads during a raid in Qabatiya, south of Jenin in the occupied West Bank. This incident, reported by Palestinian news outlets, involved a detainee named Ahmad al-Hathnawi, who was marked with the number '44'. Al-Hathnawi stated this was a new experience for him, despite previous detentions. The army acknowledged the act, stating that commanders clarified the seriousness of the action to the troops and that lessons have been learned. This practice is not entirely new, as similar incidents of marking Palestinian women's hands in Jenin were reported in April, which the Israeli army then described as 'poor judgment.' The raid in Qabatiya also involved searches of houses and arrests of several young men suspected of 'planning and promoting terrorist plots.' 
