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BETHLEHEM (Ma'an) -- Israeli forces arrested 13 Palestinians in overnight West Bank raids, sources told Ma'an Wednesday.

In the Bethlehem district, Israeli forces raided the village of Wadi Fukin and detained three teenagers, Palestinian security sources said.

The teens were identified as 17-year-old Ibrahim Atiyeh Manasrah, 18-year-old Majd Muhammad Manasra, and 19-year-old Karim Atif Assaf.

Palestinian security sources also said that Israeli forces raided the village of Burin in the Nablus district and detained Muamin Raji Eid, 21, after ransacking his home.

Eid is a supporter of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, the sources said. He was taken to Huwwara military base south of Nablus.

Israeli forces also detained two Hamas leaders in the Ramallah district, sources within the Hamas movement said.

Soldiers raided the al-Jinan neighborhood in the city of al-Bireh and detained Fayiz Warda. They also arrested Hussein Abu Kreik in Beituniya, the sources said.

In the Hebron district, Israeli forces entered al-Fawwar refugee camp and detained 42-year-old Rajih Abu Ajamiyya, 23-year-old Alaa Mustafa al-Ballas, and 26-year-old Wisam Fayiz Abdullah, family said.

Family members of Wisam said the soldiers wanted to detain his brother Muhammad, but when they found that he was not at home, they decided to detain Wisam until his brother turned himself in.

Israeli soldiers also detained Uday Ibrahim Masalmah from the village of Beit Awwa west of Hebron.

Additionally, Israeli forces detained two Palestinians in East Jerusalem overnight, locals said.

An Israeli army spokeswoman said 13 Palestinians were arrested in the West Bank overnight, one south of Nablus, five south of Ramallah, five near Bethlehem, and two south of Hebron.
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by IMEMC & Agencies

Israeli soldiers invaded, on Wednesday at dawn, various Palestinian communities in different parts of the occupied West Bank, broke into homes and ransacked them, and kidnapped twelve Palestinians.

Local sources in Bethlehem have reported that several armored military vehicles invaded Wadi Fokkin village, west of Bethlehem, and kidnapped three Palestinians.

The three have been identified as Majd Mohammad Manasra, 18, Karim ‘Atef ‘Assaf, 19, and Ibrahim ‘Atiyya Manasra, 17.

Soldiers also invaded the al-Fawwar refugee camp, south of the southern West Bank city of Hebron, and kidnapped three Palestinians after breaking into their homes and ransacking them.

The three have been identified as Rajeh Abu ‘Ajamiyya, 42, ‘Ala Mustafa al-Ballass, 23, and Wisam Fayez Abdullah, 21.

Abdullah was kidnapped after the soldiers invaded his family home, searching for his brother who was there at the time of the invasion, and the soldiers kidnapped him instead.

Also in Hebron, soldiers installed a roadblock near the Beit Hagai settlement, stopped and searched dozens of Palestinian cars and searched them while interrogating the residents, and inspecting their ID cards.

In occupied Jerusalem, soldiers kidnapped four Palestinians, including a young woman who was assaulted by the soldiers.

Three of the kidnapped Palestinians have been identified as Anas Dabash and Mahdi ‘Attoun from Sur Baher, and Amani Maghrebi from the at-Tour town.

In related news, soldiers invaded the central West Bank city of Ramallah, in addition to al-Biereh and Betunia towns, and kidnapped two Palestinians identified as Fayez Abu Warda and Hussein Abu Kweik.

The latest violations are part of daily invasions, arrests and assaults carried out by the army against the Palestinians and their property in different parts of the occupied West Bank, including occupied East Jerusalem.

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