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HEBRON (Ma'an) -- Israeli forces raided several houses in a refugee camp south of Hebron and detained two Palestinians early Tuesday, local activists and the Israeli army said.

Soldiers detained 20-year-olds Islam Gameel Amer al-Titis and Thaer Mohammad Abed Rabbo Ghatasheh from the al-Fawwar refugee camp south of Hebron, the Palestinian prisoners society said.

An Israeli military spokeswoman confirmed the two arrests in al-Fawwar and said five more Palestinians were detained elsewhere across the occupied West Bank.

She reported one arrest in Beit Ummar, another in Qalqiliya, and three from a village near Jenin.

The prisoners society said that during the al-Fawwar arrests, Israeli forces raided the home of Bassam al-Najjar in an attempt to arrest his son, but did not find them there. They left the father instructions to bring his son to the investigation center in Etzion south of Bethlehem.

Clashes between Palestinians and Israeli soldiers erupted during the incursion and lasted until dawn. Soldiers fired tear gas and stun grenades at the Palestinians.

In Zububa, west of Jenin, military forces stormed the village and raided three houses before detaining Ahmad Fathi Amarneh, Mohamed Imad Amarneh, and Mohammad Ibrahim Jaradat.

Military vehicles sounded sirens while stationed at the village entrance before withdrawing.

Israeli forces said youths threw stones at them.

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