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RAMALLAH (Ma'an) -- Israeli forces detained at least 13 Palestinians in overnight raids Wednesday in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem, Palestinian and Israeli forces said on Thursday.

The Palestinian Prisoner’s Society (PPS) said in a statement that four Palestinians were detained in the southern West Bank district of Bethlehem. It identified them as Muhammad Majdi al-Azzeh, brothers Muhammad and Omar Sami al-Azzeh, and teen Ahmad al-Umour, 16, from the village of Tuqu.

Israeli forces also detained Jihad Izz al-Din Abu Turki from the southern district of Hebron, PPS added.

In the Ramallah and al-Bireh district, the Israeli army detained Saif al-Dif Wassas and Suhaib Fahmi Srour.

Meanwhile, Kamal al-Almani and Baraa Attiyeh were detained at a military checkpoint in the northern district of Jenin.

In East Jerusalem, Israeli forces detained an unidentified youth after raiding metal and wood workshops in the village of Abu Dis.

An Israeli army spokesperson told Ma’an that eight Palestinians had been detained in overnight raids across the West Bank for “suspected illegal activities.”

She listed three arrests in the Ramallah area, three in Hebron, and two near Bethlehem.

According to prisoners’ rights organization Addameer, 7,000 Palestinians are currently detained in Israeli prisons. Addameer estimates that 40 percent of the Palestinian male population has been detained by Israeli forces at some point.
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sraeli soldiers kidnapped, on Thursday at dawn, at least ten Palestinians in different parts of the occupied West Bank, during military invasions and searches of homes, the Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) has reported. One Palestinian was injured after being rammed by a settler’s car near Bethlehem.

The PPS added that several Israeli army vehicles invaded Ni’lin town, northwest of Ramallah, in central West Bank, and kidnapped two Palestinians, identified as Saif Sameeh Srour, 18, and Soheib Fahmi Srour.

The soldiers used explosives to detonate the door of Saif’s home, before breaking into the property and searching it.

The army also invaded and searched many homes throughout the town, after smashing their front doors, and interrogated many Palestinians.

In Bethlehem, the soldiers stormed and searched many homes, and kidnapped Mohammad Majdi al-Azza, Omar Sami al-Azza, and his brother Mohammad, while a child, identified as Ahmad al-‘Amour, 16, was kidnapped in Teqoua’ town, south of Bethlehem.

Also in Bethlehem, a Palestinian was injured, near Israeli military roadblock #300, north of Bethlehem, after an Israeli settler rammed him with his car. The settler fled the scene, while the Palestinian was rushed to a hospital in Bethlehem.

In addition, the soldiers closed the Bridge area, linking between al-Khader and nearby villages and towns.

In the northern West Bank district of Jenin, the soldiers kidnapped two Palestinians, identified as Kamal al-Almani, and Bara’ Ateyya, after stopping them at a roadblock.

The soldiers also invaded Abu Dis town, east of occupied Jerusalem, and kidnapped one Palestinian, who remained unidentified until the time of this report.

In addition, the army invaded Hebron city, in the southern part of the West Bank, also searched and ransacked homes, especially in Abu Sneina neighborhood, and kidnapped one Palestinian, identified as Jihad Ezzeddin Abu Turki.

Many homes were also searched in Wad as-Somman area, and many other areas, in the southern part of Hebron city.

On Wednesday evening, Israeli soldiers invaded Shu’fat neighborhood in occupied Jerusalem, kidnapped a child, and also kidnapped a teenager near Tulkarem, in the northern part of the West Bank.

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