The Israeli occupation forces detained some 50 Palestinians in occupied East Jerusalem since the attack last night that left seven Israelis and the Palestinian attacker dead, according to the Prisoners and Ex-Prisoners Commission.
It said that the arrests have overwhelmed its legal team who had to work constantly in order to follow up on the arrests.
It said that the detainees, who are held at the police detention centers in Jerusalem, will appear before the Magistrate Court tonight.
The detainees are mainly family members of the attacker from the Alqam family, including the mother of the attacker, as well as friends and others from different areas of occupied East Jerusalem.
SOURCE: PALESTINE NEWS & INFO AGENCY