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HEBRON (Ma’an) -- Israeli military forces detained 50 Palestinians overnight Sunday in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem, locals and the Israeli army said.

In the Hebron district, soldiers detained Anas Sami abdul-Jaleel al-Natshah,18, Shadi Mahmoud Qufaisha, Kifah Khadir Skafi, Islam Nader Ghanem, and Yousif Haitham Abu Atwan, locals said.
Mahmoud Ibrahim Abed, 23, was detained in the village of Surif after Israeli soldiers seized the identity cards of his mother and sister, locals told Ma'an.

In Tulkarem, Israeli forces detained at least 13 Palestinians, witnesses said, during a dawn raid in the village of Attil.

Israeli forces ransacked over 25 houses and arrested Khalid Hussein Abu Khazneh, Nayif Bassam Abu Thuheir, Ahmad Attiyeh al-Azzam, Mahmoud Khairi Attili, Laith Muhammad Qteish, Ibrahim Jalal Makhoul, Bahaa Rassem Qafaf, Issam Muwaffaq Mhanna, Wissan Murad al-Ghazzawi, Humam Attili, Thaer Muhammad Samih Qteish, Raed Majed Makhoul, and Ahmad Abu Hasna.

Muntasir Nafe Mansour was arrested in the Nablus village of Burin, witnesses said, while Israeli forces raided and searched the homes of Yasser Eid, Ali Qadous, and Muhssin Qadous.

On Sunday, 53 Palestinians were shot and injured with live fire in clashes south of Nablus, while another 23 were shot with live fire in Tulkarem.

Israeli media reported that 17 Palestinians were detained in East Jerusalem overnight on the pretext of participating in "violent actions" against Israeli police and border police.

An Israeli army spokesperson said 33 Palestinians were detained overnight in the occupied West Bank for "terror activities," with 13 arrested in Tulkarem, 13 in Ramallah, six in Hebron, and one in Nablus.

On Saturday, the Palestinian Authority Committee for Prisoners' Affairs that Israeli forces have detained up to 650 Palestinians since the beginning of October, most of them younger than 20 years old.
The committee said in a statement that most of the Palestinians were detained during clashes with Israeli soldiers, or subsequently in overnight raids on the pretext of resisting Israeli soldiers.
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by IMEMC & Agencies

Israeli soldiers invaded, late at night Sunday and on Monday at dawn, several Palestinian communities in different parts of the occupied West Bank, including Jerusalem, stormed and ransacked dozens of homes and kidnapped thirty Palestinians.

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The soldiers also invaded many homes in Silwan town, and several neighborhoods in occupied Jerusalem, and kidnapped eleven Palestinians.

The kidnapped have been identified as Aa’ed Khalil al-Abbassi, 26, Naim Ibrahim Hadia, 22, Ahmad Sabri Abu Thiab, 27, Baha’ Ahmad al-Abbassi, 21, Mohammad Ahmad al-Abbassi, 19, Mohammad Abdul-Mo’men al-A’war, 17, and Mohammad Khalil Sarhan.

The soldiers also invaded Jabal al-Mokabber neighborhood, southeast of Jerusalem and kidnapped Ahmad Jaber, 17, while on Sunday at night, they kidnapped Mohammad al-Maghrebi, 14, in Jabal az-Zeitoun, and Bakr ‘Oweis, 17, in Ras al-‘Amoud in Silwan.

In addition, dozens of soldiers invaded the southern West Bank city of Hebron, searched and ransacked homes, and kidnapped four young Palestinians identified as Anas Sami an-Natsha, 18, Shadi Mahmoud Qfeisha, 20, Islam Ghanem, 20, and Kifah Khader Eskafi.

They also invaded the at-Tabaqa village, south of Hebron, and kidnapped Haitham Yousef Abu Atawna, 20 years of age.

In addition, soldiers invaded various neighborhoods in Hebron city, and the towns of Surif, Doura and ath-Thaheriyya, and installed several roadblocks, especially on roads leading to Sa’ir and Halhoul towns, in addition to Hebron’s northern road, before searching dozens of cars and inspecting the ID cards of the passengers.

On Sunday at night, the soldiers invaded Beit Ummar town, north of Hebron, and kidnapped a Palestinian identified as Musleh Ali Awad, 33.

In related news, clashes took place on Monday morning near the 'Atara Israeli military roadblock, north of the central West Bank city of Ramallah, causing many residents, including schoolchildren, to suffer the effects of tear gas inhalation.

Clashes also took place in Birzeit, near Ramallah, after the soldiers assaulted dozens of protesters.

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