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QALQILIYA (Ma'an) -- Israeli forces detained at least eight Palestinians from across the West Bank overnight Thursday.

The Palestinian Prisoner's Society said in a statement that Israeli forces detained Muhammad Tawfiq Bahri, 27, after raiding his home in Qalqiliya. The group added in a statement that Bahri is a former prisoner who has spent three years in Israeli jails.

In Jenin, the group said that Israeli forces detained Bahaa Zayud from the town of Silat al-Harithiya as well as Nawras Mari from Kafr Dan town after raiding their homes.

The society added in the statement that Israeli forces detained Ammar Abd al-Qader Amro, 31, after raiding his home in Hebron and assaulting his brother Omar Abd al-Qader, who is a former prisoner.

The society said that soldiers kept Omar outside for two hours until he passed out as a result of heart problems. He was subsequently taken to the emergency room at the al-Ahli Hospital after Israeli soldiers left the area.

Israeli soldiers also detained Ali Ghaleb Badawi Hmeidat, 22, from Bani Naim village near Hebron, the group said, as well as Husni Imad al-Amudi, 23, who was taken from his home in Nablus.

An Israeli soldier confirmed the arrests in the regions of Qalqiliya, Jenin, and Nablus, but only knew of one in Hebron.

She added that three Palestinians were also detained in the Ramallah region as well as one in Tulkarem.

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