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HEBRON/JENIN, August 8, 2012 (WAFA) – Israeli Forces Wednesday arrested four Palestinians from the West Bank cities of Hebron and Jenin, according to local and security sources.

Mohammad Awad, from the Popular Committee against the Wall and Settlements, told WAFA that undercover Israeli special forces, protected by Israeli soldiers, stormed an area in Beit Ummar, a town south of Hebron.
The Israeli forces arrested two Palestinians in their twenties; one of them a student at Hebron college, after searching and tampering with the contens of their houses. The detainees were taken to Etzion detention and interrogation center.

Forces also assaulted Morad Ahmad and held him under gunpoint while he was on his way to work. They tied him, knocked him down on the floor and confiscated his identity card and his work permit.

Confrontations erupted between soldiers and the residents following the arrests. The forces fired live ammunition in the air to disperse the local residents.

Forces also raided a house belonging to Ramzi Awad, after smashing the front door glass of his house.

They also set up several military checkpoints at the town's entrances.

In Jenin, forces arrested two Palestinians, 32 and 38, from Kafr Rai, a village south of Jenin, after raiding their homes.

T.R./F.R.

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