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HEBRON (Ma'an) -- Undercover Israeli forces on Thursday detained two Palestinians in central Hebron in the southern West Bank.

The forces, dressed as Palestinians, took Issam Irfifan Zablah and Fahed Gamal Sarahneh in the Bab al-Zawiyeh area, a Ma'an reporter said.

At dawn Thursday, uniformed Israeli soldiers detained three Palestinians in Hebron. Locals said Loay Nasser al-Din, Sameh Zahdeh and Ibrahim Deis were detained in raids on their homes in the city.

On Wednesday evening, undercover Israeli forces stormed a wedding party in Issawiya in East Jerusalem and detained three Palestinians.

Local young men pelted them with stones and officers fired into the air. Ibrahim Juweid, 20, sustained a bullet wound in the abdomen and was taken to Hadassah Hospital, a Ma'an reporter said.

Issawiya is the hometown of Samer Issawi, who ended a 266-day hunger strike on Tuesday after Israel agreed to release him in eight months.

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by Saed Bannoura - IMEMC & Agencies

hursday evening, April 25, 2013, Israeli soldiers invaded the Bab Az-Zawiya area, in the center of Hebron city, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank, and kidnapped three Palestinians.

Local sources reported that the army kidnapped two Palestinians, identified as Fahed As-Sarahna and Asem Zablah, cuffed and blindfolded them, and took them to an unknown destination.

The sources added that the army also broke into a local bakery in the city, and kidnapped one Palestinian identified as Nimir Gheith.

Furthermore, the soldiers broke into two car parts shops, in the As-Salaam neighborhood, and searched them causing excessive damage.

Also on Thursday evening, soldiers detained three Palestinian youths in Arraba town, near the northern West Bank city of Jenin, and took them to the Dotan nearby settlement. The three were interrogated for several hours, and were released later on.