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HEBRON (Ma’an) -- Israeli forces detained at least 33 Palestinians overnight Wednesday during raids across the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem, an Israeli army spokesperson told Ma'an.

Locals were able to identify at least 25 of those detained.

In the southern occupied West Bank district of Hebron, Israeli forces detained six Palestinians identified by locals as Ehab al-Qawasmi, Abdul-Hadi Abu Eisha, Mustafa al-Bustanji, Anas Saed, Tamer Yaghmour and Mahmoud al-Zareer.

In Hebron's al-Majd village, Israeli forces raided the home of Mamdouh Amr and took measurements for a future punitive home demolition. Amr was shot and injured on Wednesday after allegedly attempting to stab an Israeli soldier, resulting in the death of the soldier, as Israeli forces hit the Israeli with friendly fire.

Just north of Hebron, in the Bethlehem district, Israeli forces detained one man identified as Omar Salah.

In Bethlehem's Nahalin village, Israeli forces summoned Ibrahim Najajrah and Nour Shakarna to meet the Israeli intelligence at a later date.

In the central occupied West Bank district of Ramallah, Israeli forces detained two Palestinians identified as Mujahed Khader al-Rimawi and Muhammad Fahmi Sbeih.

Four more Palestinians were detained in occupied East Jerusalem, identified as Hassan Mahmoud al-Khatib, Muhammad Mahmoud al-Khatib, Ali Yasser al-Khatib, and Muhammad Khalil Salah ad-Din.

In the northern occupied West Bank district of Nablus, Israeli forces detained at least six.

Locals identified those detained as Shaheed Hassan Ziyad, Muhammad Zaher Qut, Waheed Hussam Ziyada, Muhammad Mahdi Hujja, Waleed Abdat and Abdul-Rahman al-Jabali.

In nearby Jenin district, locals reported at least three detentions. The detainees were identified as Ibrahim Khuzaimiya, Emran Fadel Nazzal and Zedan Fadel Nazzal.

Only one detention was reported in the Tubas district. Locals identified the man as Mansour Bani Odah.

In Tulkarem, Israeli forces raided and ransacked the family homes of three Palestinians held by Israel, identified as Ali Barahma al-Rihawi, Ahmad and Saleh Balawnah.

At least eight other Palestinians were detained, but were not immediately identified.

While a varied number of Israeli arrest raids take place every night in Palestinian communities, 33 detentions in one overnight period is higher than average.

During the week of Feb. 9 to Feb. 15, Israeli forces carried out 103 search and arrest operations into the West Bank, according to the UN's Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.

According to Palestinian prisoners’ rights group Addameer, 6,900 Palestinians were being imprisoned by Israel as of January 2016, including 650 in administrative detention.
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by IMEMC News

The Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) has reported that Israeli soldiers have kidnapped, on Thursday at dawn, at least 24 Palestinians, during extensive invasions and military searches of homes, in different parts of the occupied West Bank. Two Palestinians injured near Ramallah.

The PPS said that the soldiers invaded various communities in the northern West Bank district of Jenin, and kidnapped three Palestinians from Qabatia town, south of Jenin city. The kidnapped have been identified as Ibrahim Ahmad Khazamia, Zeidan Fadel Nazzal and his brother Omran.

The PPS added that the army also invaded and searched many homes in the northern West Bank city of Tulkarem, and Bal’a nearby town, and kidnapped four Palestinians.

The kidnapped Palestinians have been identified as Moath Naji Barabra, 17, Mahdi Hasan al-Hajj, 24, from Bal’a, in addition to Mos’ab Amer an-Najdi, 24, and his brother Mohammad, 28, from the Eastern Neighborhood of Tulkarem city.

In Nablus district, also in the northern part of the occupied West Bank, the soldiers stormed and ransacked dozens of homes and kidnapped eight Palestinians.

The PPS said the soldiers kidnapped Wahid Husam Ziyada, 25, Shaheed Ghassan Ziyada, 30, and Mohammad Zaher Qet, 27, from Madama village, south of Nablus, while Abdul-Rahman Yassin Jabali, 30, and Waleed Jarrah Obeidat, 27, were kidnapped from their homes in ‘Awarta town, south of Nablus, and Mohammad Mahdi Hajji, 20, was taken prisoner from his home in Einabous town, south of Nablus.

The army also kidnapped Odai Adnan Balatya, 21, from al-Bathan town, after summoning them for interrogation in a nearby military and security base.

Another Palestinian, identified as Monther Mustafa Eshteyya, from Beit Forik town, east of Nablus, was kidnapped in Jerusalem. The army alleged the Palestinian did not carry an entry or work permit.

Furthermore, clashes took place in Beit Rima town, northwest of Ramallah, after several Israeli military vehicles invaded it, and fired live rounds, rubber-coated metal bullets and gas bombs.

Medical sources said one Palestinian suffered a moderate injury, after the soldiers shot him with a live round in his back, while another Palestinian was shot in his right arm.

The soldiers also searched homes throughout the town, and kidnapped a former political prisoner, identified as Mojahed Khader Rimawi, who was previously imprisoned by Israel for 16 months.

In the Hebron district, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank, the soldiers broke into and searched many homes, in Hebron city and nearby villages and towns, and kidnapped five Palestinians, identified as Ehab Shafiq al-Qawasmi, Mahmoud Radi Za’areer, Abdul-Hadi Riyad Abu Aida, Mohammad Hilmi Abu Safiyya, and Yasser Harbi Yaghmour.

In occupied Jerusalem, the soldiers invaded Hizma town, searched many homes and kidnaped four Palestinians, before moving them to an interrogation center in the city. The kidnapped have been identified as Hasan Mahmoud Khatib, Mohammad Mahmoud Khatib, Ali Yasser Khatib and Mohammad Khalil Salaheddin.

On Wednesday evening, a number of extremist Israeli colonizers assaulted many Palestinians, living near the Ibrahimi Mosque, in the center of Hebron city, causing various cuts and bruises that required hospitalization.

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