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NABLUS (Ma'an) -- Israeli forces detained 18 Palestinians in arrest raids across the West Bank overnight Monday, locals and Israel's army said.

Israeli forces raided several neighborhoods in the Nablus village of Duma and detained Bashir Hisham Dawabsha, Ali Mahmoud Dawabsha, Mahmoud Labib Dawabsha, Musab abdul-Samee Dawabsha, Amir Khalid Dawbsha, Shakir Jaafar Dawabsha and Isam Inad Dawabsha.

Locals said that 10 Israeli military vehicles raided the village. Israeli soldiers also confiscated two unregistered vehicles owned by Mahmoud Dawabsha and Dujana Dawabsha.

In Bethlehem, Israeli forces detained Malik Muhammad Hasasnah, 27, after raiding his home in al-Ubeidiya.

Ahmad Muhammad al-Asaa, 38, and a former prisoner Adnan Muhammad Shanayta, 24, were also arrested.

Muhammad Ahmad Khalaf, 27, was detained in the Jenin village of Burqin while Shahd Mousa Khalayla, his brother Muhammad and Alaa Abu Awwad were arrested in the Hebron village of al-Samu.

An Israeli army spokesman said 18 Palestinians were detained overnight, one in Burqin, one in Qalqiliya, two in Tulkarem, eight in Ramallah, three in Bethlehem and three in Hebron.

Israeli forces routinely raid villages in the occupied West Bank and detain Palestinians, usually on the pretext of security questioning.

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by IMEMC & Agencies

[Tuesday at Dawn, February 4, 2014] As part of their daily invasions and arrests, Israeli soldiers invaded various districts in the occupied West Bank, kidnapping at least fourteen Palestinians, after breaking into their homes.

Local sources in Doma village, south of the northern West Bank city of Nablus, have reported that dozens of soldiers invaded the village, violently broke into several homes and searched them, before kidnapping seven Palestinians.

The seven have been identified as Amer Khaled Dawabsha, 23, Mahmoud Laith Dawabsha, 22, Bashir Hisham Dawabsha, 26, Shaker Ja’far Dawabsha, Ali Mohammad Dawabsha, 25, Mos’ab Abdul-Sami’ Dawabsha, 19, and Issam Imad Salawda, 24.

The soldiers also confiscated two Palestinian cars in the village, local sources said.

Soldiers also invaded al-Obeydiyya town, east of the West Bank city of Bethlehem, and kidnapped two Palestinians, after searching their homes and ransacking their property.

The two have been identified as Ahmad Mohammad Al-‘Asa, 38, former political prisoner Adnan Mohammad Shanayta, 24.

In Jenin, in the northern part of the West Bank, soldiers invaded a home in the Eastern Neighborhood, and violently searched it before kidnapping one Palestinian, identified as Mohammad Enad az-Zeben.

His family said that soldiers caused excessive property damage after searching the home, and took their son to the Salem nearby military base, where he was detained, beaten and interrogated for an hour, to be released later on.

Soldiers also invaded Borqeen village, west of Jenin, and kidnapped one Palestinian identified as Mohammad Ahmad Khalaf, 22.

In addition, soldiers invaded the As-Sammoa’ town, south of the southern West Bank city of Hebron, violently searched several homes and kidnapped three Palestinians identified as Shahd and Mohammad Mousa Khalayla, and Ala’ Mahmoud Abu Awwad.

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