
Hamas has strongly condemned Israel's arrest of its representative in the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC).
"The Israeli forces in Ramallah and al-Bireh arrested PLC member Mohammed Abu Tir from his home residence," Hamas said in a statement reported by the German News Agency.
According to the statement, Israel transferred Abu Tir away from Jerusalem in 2011.
After that, he was administratively detained several times, noting that he spent almost 30 years of his life in Israeli prisons.
Abu Tir joins six other Palestinian MPs currently detained by Israel, including three Hamas members and Fatah member. Meanwhile the rest are members of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine.