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NABLUS (Ma’an) -- Israeli forces detained at least 23 Palestinians across the West Bank overnight Monday, according to officials and witnesses.

Nine people were seized from southern Nablus village Burin and taken to Huwwara military base, Ghassan Daghlas, a Palestinian official monitoring the northern West Bank, told Ma'an.

He identified those detained as Bilal Eid, Yasser Eid, Imad Omran, Raed Al-Zein, Muntaser Eid, Castro Qadus, Bashar Qadus, Bashir Qadus, and Mahmud Asous.

Witnesses said Muntaser Al-Akhras, 17, and Muhammad Damo, 18, were also detained overnight from their homes in Aqbat Jaber refugee camp at the southern entrance to Jericho.

An Israeli army spokeswoman said in addition to nine in Burin, four people were detained in Jenin town al-Yamun, three people were seized in Hebron refugee camp al-Arroub, and two in Nablus and Ramallah village Abud.

Others were seized in Jerusalem village Anata, Ramallah village Beit Rima and Jenin village Saaida, she said.

Forces also discovered six explosive devices by the separation wall near Qalqiliya.

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Monday/Tuesday in the West Bank: Soldiers Abduct 16, and Injure 7 Residents and a Child

by Saed Bannoura - IMEMC & Agencies

On Monday and early Tuesday, Israeli soldiers abducted nine Palestinians from Burin village, near Nablus, six residents of Hebron, and one resident of Tammoun near Tubas. Soldiers also attacked four residents in Qalandia Refugee Camp, and three residents and a child in Hebron.

he army invaded Burin village on Tuesday at dawn, broke into and searched several homes, ransacking property as they went before taking the nine residents. The kidnapped Palestinians were identified as Bilal Eid, Yasser Eid, Imad Omran, Raed az-Zibn, Montaser Eid, Castro Qadous, Bashar Qadous, Bashir Qadous, and Mohammad As’ous. All abducted residents were cuffed, blindfolded and taken to the Huwwara military base, near Nablus.

In related news, four Palestinians were wounded after undercover forces of the Israeli military broke into their home at midnight on Monday in the Qalandia refugee camp, north of occupied East Jerusalem. The residents were pepper-sprayed and suffered concussions and bruises after being kicked and beaten by the soldiers. The injured residents were moved to the Palestine Medical Center, in Ramallah.

Earlier on Monday, soldiers abducted six Palestinians in the southern West Bank city of Hebron, and attacked two residents violently beating and kicking them causing several injuries. Soldiers also struck a 10 year old child, identified as Mahran Abu Hayya, and resident Shadi Sidir, 28, at the ash-Shuhada’ Street in Hebron.

Another resident, identified as Abdullah Bani Odah, 20, was taken on Monday after soldiers broke into his home in Tammoun town, near the central West Bank city of Tubas.

The invasions and arrests are part of daily Israeli military assaults against the Palestinians in occupied Palestinian territories, including in occupied East Jerusalem.