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by IMEMC News
Feb 14, 2023

On Tuesday dawn, Israeli soldiers abducted eighteen Palestinians, including siblings and children, from their homes in several parts of the occupied West Bank. In addition, Israeli colonizers wrote graffiti on walls and caused damage to cars in Hebron.

In Jericho, in the northeastern West Bank, the soldiers invaded the Al-‘Awja village north of the city, searched homes, and abducted two children, Tayyem Mohammad Asheyyat, 16, and Saif Mahmoud Maghasla, 16.

In Nablus, in the northern West Bank, the soldiers abducted two students of Najah University, Hasan Tuffaha from his home in the Ad-Dahiya area, Emad Al-Buth, from his home in Asira Street, and former political prisoner Basel Al-Hamami, from his home in the Al-Makhfiyya neighborhood.

In Askar refugee camp, east of Nablus, the soldiers stormed, ransacked a few homes, and abducted a young man, Mohannad Al-Ka’bi.

In addition, the soldiers invaded Askar Al-Jadeed refugee camp in Nablus, and Qusra village, south of the city, and searched homes.

The soldiers also invaded Zababda village, southeast of Jenin, stormed and ransacked dozens of homes, and abducted a young man Nasr Mohammad Abbas, and a senior political leader of the Islamic Jihad, Mahdi Sharqawi.

During the invasion, the soldiers summoned for interrogation more than ten young men, mainly former political prisoners, and siblings.

Seven of the Palestinians summoned for interrogation have been identified as Mahdi Sharqawi and his brothers Taha and Humam, in addition to Nadim Sharqawi, Hasa Sharqawi, Mohammad Sharqawi, and Omar Turkman.

Dozens of Palestinians suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation during protests that took place in the village, especially since the soldiers fired the gas bombs at random, some striking homes.

The soldiers also invaded Silat Ath-Thaher town, south of Jenin, before invading several buildings and occupying their rooftops to use as sniper posts and monitoring towers.

In the central West Bank, the soldiers invaded Sateh Marhaba and Um Ash-Sharayet areas in Al-Biereh city, searched homes, and abducted Ibrahim Zouhour, Tawfiq Al-Bawwab, and Mohammad Matariyya.

Furthermore, the soldiers abducted Mohammad Abu Qbeita from Yatta town, south of Hebron in the southern part of the West Bank, Yousef Mohammad Zama’ra, Abdullah Eyad Al-Baw, Abdullah Bajes, and Mohammad Milhim from Halhoul town, north of the city, and Hasan Kamal Wreidat, from his home in the Al-Thaheriyya town, south of Hebron.

Also in Hebron, illegal Israeli colonizers attacked and hurled stones at Palestinian homes, caused damage to at least cars, and wrote graffiti on them and nearby walls.

It is worth mentioning that on Monday evening, the soldiers assaulted Issa Amro, a nonviolent activist against Israel’s illegal colonies while accompanying an American journalist in the Old City of Hebron.

In occupied Jerusalem, the soldiers invaded the Al-Isawiya town, east of the city, searched homes, and abducted a young man, Mustafa Ibrahim Obeid.

Also at dawn, Israeli soldiers invaded the Al-Far’a refugee camp south of Tubas in the northeastern part of the occupied West Bank, leading to protests before shooting and seriously injuring one Palestinian and abducting a Palestinian from his home.

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