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BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) -- Israeli occupation forces on Monday detained at least 17 Palestinians in overnight raids in the West Bank.

An Israeli army spokesperson told Ma’an that Israeli forces had detained 16 Palestinians overnight for being “suspected of illegal activities.”

She listed four arrests in and around Tulkarem, three in the area of Nablus, three near the city of Bethlehem, three in and around Hebron, two near Ramallah and one in Qalqiliya.

Local sources told Ma’an that Israeli forces detained Saddam al-Jaabri and Ali Abd al-Ghaffar Dufash from the Old City of Hebron.
Israeli troops also detained Muhammad Qasim Masalmah,17, Jibreel Hassan Masalmah,16, from the town of Beit Awwa west of Hebron, and summoned Udai Sameer Masalmah to meet with Israeli intelligence.

Palestinian security sources told Ma’an that Israeli troops raided several houses in the city of Tulkarem, detaining Bassam Jameel Lifdawi, 23, Muhammad Ibrahim Badawi, 27, and two brothers, Saleh, 25, and Ahmad Mitleq Daji Balawna, 29.

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