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by Chris Carlson - 1 of International Middle East Media Center Editorial Group

Israeli forces kidnapped four Palestinians, including two minors, from the Hebron area, in addition to seven others from inside the yards al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem, according to reports by security forces and witnesses.

A group of settlers, under the protection of special Israeli police, stormed the courtyards of Al-Aqsa Mosque from the Mughrabi (Moroccan) Gate, roaming the yards of the mosque and performing Talmudic rituals, provoking Palestinian worshipers who chanted prayers protesting their entry to the holy sites, according to WAFA Palestinian News & Info Agency.

Israeli police "intervened" and abducted seven worshipers, when they attempted to stop the settlers, upon which police led the to a nearby detention and interrogation center in Jerusalem.

Meanwhile, in the Hebron area, Israeli forces invaded a camp while firing tear gas and sound bombs and setting fire to the nearby fields, taking with them three Palestinians aged 12, 15, and 18.

The army also raided Beit Ummar town to the South of Hebron and arrested a 28-year-old Palestinian, WAFA reports.

Several houses in the town were also raided and searched.

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JENIN (Ma'an) -- Israeli forces arrested eight Palestinians across the West Bank in overnight raids, security sources and an Israeli army spokesman said.

More than 45 Israeli military vehicles raided Jenin refugee camp early Tuesday and soldiers detained a man affiliated to the Islamic Jihad movement, Palestinian security sources told Ma'an.

Troops fired tear gas and stun grenades at Palestinians before detaining Qays al-Saadi, the sources said.

Additionally, Israeli forces fired tear gas in the vicinity of Jenin public hospital. Several patients and staff members suffered from excessive tear gas inhalation.

Separately, Israeli forces detained 20-year-old Muntasir Qirqish in Nablus, security sources said.

Israeli troops also stormed the village of Burqa south of Nablus, without making arrests, the sources added.

An Israeli army spokesman said eight Palestinians were arrested in the West Bank overnight -- one in Jenin refugee camp, one in the city of Jenin, one in Beit Ur al-Fauqa, three in al-Jalazun refugee camp, one in Rafat southeast of Qalqiliya, and one in Budrus.

In Jenin refugee camp, the spokesman said soldiers found "improvised hunting rifles," "ammunition," and "improvised explosive devices."

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