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RAMALLAH (Ma’an) -- Israeli forces detained at least 18 Palestinians in overnight detention raids between Wednesday and Thursday across the occupied Palestinian territory, Palestinian and Israeli sources said.

Israeli raids in Palestinian towns, villages, and refugee camps are a daily occurrence in the occupied West Bank. The UN recorded an average of 95 weekly raids in the occupied West Bank in 2016, and 78 weekly raids on average thus far in 2017.

According to prisoners’ rights group Addameer, 6,500 Palestinians were detained by Israel as of January.

Northern West Bank

In the northernmost occupied West Bank, an Israeli army spokesperson told Ma’an that one Palestinian was detained in the city of Jenin, while another was detained in the Jenin refugee camp.

Meanwhile, locals told Ma’an that Israeli forces raided the house of blind former prisoner Izz al-Din Amarna in the Jenin-area village of Yaabad, interrogating him before confiscating several computers.

Clashes then erupted in the village, with Israeli forces firing tear gas and sound bombs at Palestinian youths, causing some to suffer from tear gas inhalation. No detentions were reported in Yaabad.

In the district of Tubas, the Palestinian Prisoners’ Society (PPS) said that Israeli forces detained three Palestinians, identified as Muhammad Hussein Aida, Hussam Salah Abu Amro, and Muhammad Fathi Mansour.

The army spokesperson confirmed three detentions in the city of Tubas, and added that another Palestinian was detained in the al-Faraa refugee camp.

The army also said one Palestinian was detained in the Tulkarem-area village of Anabta.

Central West Bank and East Jerusalem

In the Ramallah district, PPS stated that Israeli forces raided the village of Ein Yabrud and detained Muhammad Hussein Aida, Hussam Salah Abu Amro, and Muhammad Fathi Mansour.

The Israeli army confirmed two detentions in Ein Yabrud.

Hebrew-language media reported that Israeli forces had allegedly found a locally made weapon and a sound bomb in the Ramallah-area village of Rantis.

In the Jericho district, PPS reported the detention of Muhammad Abd al-Fattah al-Zghir, 21, without specifying which municipality. Israeli media reported that Israeli forces found a locally made weapon and ammunition during a raid in Jericho, although it was unclear if it was related to the detention.

Meanwhile, PPS said that Samer Ahmad Muhsin, 19, Muhammad al-Atrash, 16, and Khader al-Kiswani -- who PPS said was a child without specifying his age -- were detained in Jerusalem, without clarifying whether they were taken from occupied East Jerusalem or the Jerusalem district of the West Bank.

The Israeli army said one Palestinian was detained in the Jerusalem-district village of al-Ram.

Southern West Bank

In the Hebron district, PPS said that Israeli forces detained 24 year-old Raed Muhammad Ikhlayyil and Hussein Muhammad al-Khadour.

Local Palestinian activist Muhammad Ayyad Awwad said that Israeli forces raided the village of Beit Ummar at dawn on Thursday, where they detained at least two Palestinians.

Clashes erupted in Beit Ummar during the raid, with Israeli forces firing tear gas in the village, seriously affecting a number of residents.

Awwad said that Israeli forces detained Muhammad Ibrahim Awwad, 20, and Raed Muhammad Mahmoud Awwad -- possibly referring to the Raed Ikhlayyil mentioned by PPS -- in the village.

The Israeli army confirmed two detentions in Beit Ummar.

In the city of Hebron, Israeli forces detained Mahmoud Yusri al-Uweiwi from his home, and confiscated the vehicle of former prisoner Izzat Abd al-Aziz Natsheh, locals said.

Locals also said that Israeli forces detained Muhammad al-Birawi in the village of Bani Naim.
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by IMEMC News

sraeli soldiers abducted, overnight and at dawn Thursday, eleven Palestinians, including a child, in different parts of the occupied West Bank, including in occupied Jerusalem, the Palestinian Prisoners’ Society (PPS) has reported.

The Tubas office of the PPS, in the northeastern part of the West Bank, said the soldiers abducted three Palestinians, identified as Mohammad Hussein ‘Aida, Husam Salah Abu ‘Amro and Mohammad Fathi Mansour, and injured one.

The soldiers also invaded homes in Shu’fat refugee camp, in Jerusalem, and abducted a child, identified as Khader al-Kiswani, before moving him to an interrogation facility.

Also in Jerusalem, the soldiers abducted Samer Ahmad Mheisin, 19, and Mohammad al-Atrash, 16, after the army invaded several areas, and searched homes.

In Ramallah district, in central West Bank, the soldiers invaded and searched homes in Ein Yabroud town, and abducted Zahi Hatem Hweij, 22, and his brother, ‘Ala, 19.

In Hebron, in the southern part of the West Bank, the soldiers abducted two Palestinians, indemnified as Hussein Mohammad al-Khdour, and Raed Mohammad Ekhlayyel, 24.

In Jericho, the soldiers searched several homes and abducted Mohammad Abdul-Fattah Zghayyar, 21.

On Thursday at dawn, the army invaded Jenin city, in the northern part of the occupied West Bank, and clashed with local youths, causing many to suffer the severe effects of teargas inhalation, and confiscated three computers from the home of a blind former political prisoner in Ya’bad nearby town.

The soldiers also shot and moderately injured one Palestinian, identified as Khaled Daraghma, a live round in his thigh, while walking in a neighborhood in Tubas.

On Thursday evening, the soldiers shot and killed a Palestinian woman in Bab al-‘Amoud area, in occupied East Jerusalem, after claiming she “carried scissors” and attempted to attack the soldiers.

The woman, identified as Seham Rateb Nimir, 49, from Shu’fat refugee camp, north of Jerusalem, is the mother on Mustafa Nimir, who was killed by the army on Monday, September 5th 2016.

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