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Israel Arrests 8 Palestinians across the West Bank , including children under 15

06:00 Apr 25 2013 al Issawiya, Jenin, Hebron

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RAMALLAH, April 25, 2013 (WAFA) – Israeli forces Thursday arrested eight Palestinians from Jerusalem, Jenin and Hebron, according to local and security sources.

Witness told WAFA that Israeli security forces raided homes of three minors between the age of 14 and 16 in al-Issawiya, an East Jerusalem neighborhood, and arrested them as they were getting ready to go to school.

In Jenin, security sources reported that Israeli soldiers arrested two youths after raiding their homes in the town of Yabud.

Meanwhile in Hebron, Israeli soldiers arrested three Palestinians.

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

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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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JERUSALEM (Ma'an) -- Israeli police detained three children on Thursday morning during a raid in the east Jerusalem neighborhood of Issawiyeh, a local committee member said.

The three children, aged 13, were arrested by Israeli police who were accompanied by intelligence agents, Follow-Up Committee member Muhammad Abul Humus told Ma'an.

A spokesman for Israel's police was not immediately available for comment.

The detentions follow a raid on Wednesday in the area during a wedding party, where one Palestinian was injured by Israeli fire. Three detentions were also made during the raid.

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

Israeli forces have repeatedly raided the neighborhood amid frequent protests over Issawi's detention, dismantling a solidarity tent in the town over 30 times.