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BETHLEHEM (Ma'an) -- Israeli forces detained at least 12 Palestinians and carried out large-scale predawn detention raids across the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem on Friday, according to Israeli and Palestinian security sources.

In the central West Bank district of Bethlehem, Israeli forces raided the Aida refugee camp and searched the home of Palestinian legislative council member, Mahmoud al-Khatib, before detaining his son Daoud, Palestinian security sources.

Nader al-Basha and Muhammad Sbeih from the village of Hizma to the east of Jerusalem city in the central West Bank were detained.

Towards the north, Israeli forces detained Ahmad Kamal Salem Daraghmeh, 22, in the city of Tubas after raiding and searching his home. An Israeli army spokesperson reported an additional detention in Tubas, but no details were given.

In Hebron city in the southern West Bank, Israeli forces detained Ramadan al-Qawasmi after raiding his home, Palestinian sources said. Israeli sources reported one additional detention in Hebron city, with another being detained outside of the city.

An Israeli army spokesperson reported additional detentions in the West Bank, with one in the town of Abu Dis in the Jerusalem governorate in the central West Bank, one in the West Bank district of Qalqilya, and two in the district of Ramallah.

Palestinian security forces also reported that Israeli forces searched the home of legislative council member Khalil al-Rabies while raiding the town of Yatta in the southern occupied West Bank district of Hebron, adding that an additional raid was carried out on the homes of the families of the two alleged attackers in Wednesday’s deadly shooting in Tel Aviv.

Israeli forces reportedly took measurements of the homes and searched both the houses.

An Israeli army spokesperson told Ma’an she was looking into reports on the number of detentions carried out in Yatta, which remains undisclosed since the town was sealed by Israeli forces following the attack in Tel Aviv that killed four Israelis and injured an additional six.

Palestinian security sources added that Israeli forces also carried out raids in the villages of al-Shuyoukh and Beit Awwa in the southern part of Hebron city, the towns of Sinjil and Budrus in the district of Ramallah, the neighborhood of Kafr Saba in Qalqiliya, the town of Tammun in the northern Tubas governorate, the towns of al-Eizariya and Abu Dis in the Jerusalem governorate, and in the Old City of occupied East Jerusalem.

Clashes erupted in several areas following the raids, as Israeli forces opened live fire on Palestinian communities, including shooting rubber-coated steel bullets and tear gas bombs.

According to Palestinian prisoners’ rights organization Addameer, 7,000 Palestinians were held in Israeli prisons as of May. The organization estimates that 40 percent of Palestinian men and boys have been detained by Israel at some point in their lives.

There has been a total of 167 Israeli military detention raids carried out on Palestinian communities in the last two weeks, according to UN documentation.
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by IMEMC News

Israeli soldiers invaded, on Friday at dawn, dozens of homes in the West Bank districts of Qalqilia, Ramallah, Jerusalem, Bethlehem, and Tubas, and kidnapped six Palestinians, including one woman.

The Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) has reported that the soldiers invaded Qalqilia city, in the northern part of the West Bank, and kidnapped a woman, after storming her home, looking for her son, who was not there during the attack.

The invasion led to clashes between the soldiers and local youths; the army fire many gas bombs and concussion grenades.

In addition, the soldiers kidnapped a young man, identified as Odai Asfour, after invading and searching his family’s home, in Sinjel town, in the central West Bank district of Ramallah.

The soldiers also invaded Budros town, west of Ramallah, and drove around its neighborhoods, before withdrawing without conducting any arrests.

The PPS also said that the soldiers kidnapped two young men, identified as Mohammad Sbeih and Nader al-Basha, after the army invaded and violently searched many homes, in Hizma town, northeast of occupied Jerusalem.

Clashes also took place in Bab Hatta area in Jerusalem, and Abu Dis nearby town, after the soldiers invaded them. The army fired many concussion grenades and gas bombs, causing many Palestinians to suffer the effects of teargas inhalation.

Furthermore, the soldiers invaded Aida refugee camp, north of Bethlehem, searched homes and kidnapped Daoud Khatib, 17, the son of elected legislator Mahmoud al-Khatib.

The soldiers also fired many gas bombs and concussion grenades during the invasion, no injuries were reported.

Furthermore, the soldiers invaded Tubas city, and kidnapped one Palestinian, identified as Ahmad Kamal Daraghma, 22, after storming his home and violently searching it.

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