Israeli police has begun to arrest hundreds of Palestinian citizens of Israel who participated in recent sit-ins in support of Palestinians in occupied East Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip.

Israel cops launched a “law and order” campaign with the arrest of hundreds of leading figures involved in the latest uprising.

Police announced that to arrest quite 500 Palestinian citizens of Israel over the subsequent 48 hours under the guise of security measures.

Israeli forces swooped to arrest and jail a number of Palestinians in Jerusalem on Sunday who was attacked by settlers for defending themselves. They sentenced to 18 months in Israeli prison, while the settlers remain free.

But academic Dr Yara Hawari told that Tel Aviv had “declared war against Palestinians who dare to resist its colonial project and demand freedom.”

 “This is not just an attempt to intimidate and discipline those who participated in the Unity Uprising for justice and liberation.

This is a declaration of war. It is the settler-colonial project’s way of attempting to crush our people’s spirit, resistance, and resilience,” Dr. Hawari added.

Israeli forces are targeting those who mobilized in the past few weeks in resistance to a deadly war that left numbers of Palestinians dead, with missiles destroying civilian infrastructure and health facilities.

Consistent with the Palestinian Prisoners Club, the number of detains in all parts of Palestine reached more than 2,400. It included women, children, and the wounded.

More than 1,000 homes have been destroyed and 66 schools and primary healthcare clinics have been damaged. Some 184 residential towers and office buildings have been destroyed and 33 media outlets.

According to UNICEF, 72,000 Palestinians have been displaced since Israel’s bombing campaign began, half of them are children.