![Leader of the Northern Branch of the Islamic Movement in Israel, Sheikh Raed Salah, being arrested during a raid by the Israeli police on 28 January 2025 [Social media /X]](https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/GiX_K-yXgAAfKKl-e1738069652136-1.jpeg)
Israeli forces have arrested Sheikh Raed Salah, head of the Islamic Movement in the occupied territories, during a raid in occupied Jerusalem, according to Palestinian media reports. Sources said Sheikh Salah was attending an Iftar gathering at a private residence when Israeli soldiers stormed the house and detained him. No immediate official statement was issued by Israeli authorities regarding the circumstances of the arrest. Sheikh Raed Salah is a prominent Palestinian religious and political figure and has previously been detained by Israeli authorities on multiple occasions. READ: Israeli army arrests 16 Palestinian women in West Bank raids
