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BETHLEHEM (Ma'an) -- Israeli forces detained at least 20 Palestinians from several districts across the occupied West Bank during predawn detention raids on Tuesday, according to local Palestinian and Israeli army sources.

Israeli raids in Palestinian towns, villages, and refugee camps are a daily occurrence in the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem.

The United Nations recorded an average of 95 weekly raids in the occupied West Bank in 2016, and 70 weekly raids on average thus far in 2017.

According to prisoners’ rights group Addameer, 6,300 Palestinians were held in Israeli prisons as of March, including 300 minors, 61 women, and 500 under administrative detention.

Northern West Bank

Locals from the village of Tell told Ma’an that Israeli forces detained two young men, after raiding the village with more than 15 military vehicles.

The two were identified as Hamza Ahmad Said Ramadan, 26, and Samir Taleb Silwadi, 21. Israeli forces also confiscated weapons and money during the raid.

An Israeli army spokesperson confirmed the two detentions, adding that one of the two was an alleged Hamas operative. Separately, the spokesperson said one Palestinian was detained from the village of Asira al-Shamaliya

In the Qalqiliya district, the Israeli army told Ma’an that two Palestinians were detained: one from the village of Azzun, and one from the Kafr Hareth village.

Central West Bank

Seven Palestinians were detained in the Ramallah and al-Bireh districts, according to the Israeli army.

The army spokesperson told Ma’an that one Palestinian was detained from Nilin, one from Qarawat Bani Zeid, two from al-Mazraa al-Qibliya, one from Birzeit, and two from Deir Abu Mashaal.

In the Jericho district, one Palestinian was detained from the Aqabat Jaber refugee camp.

Southern West Bank

Israeli forces detained one Palestinian from the Aida refugee camp, located in Bethlehem city.

In the Hebron district, Israeli forces detained two Palestinians from the town of Beit Ummar, according to locals and the Israeli army.

Local activist from Beit Ummar Muhammad Ayyad Awwad told Ma’an that Israeli forces detained Aziz Mahmoud Muhammad Ikhlayyil, 26, and Muhammad Numan Muhammad Zaaqiq, 23, after raiding their homes.

Awwad added that former prisoner Muhammad Zuheir Mahmoud al-Allami, 22, who was released one month ago, was delivered a summons notice to go “meet” with Israeli intelligence at the Etzion detention center, north of Beit Ummar.

In the town of Yatta, locals reported that Israeli forces raided several house in after midnight on Monday and detained a Palestinian woman and a “youth.”

Locals said Israeli forces detained Suzanne Abu Qubeita after raiding and searching her house.

Israeli police spokeswoman Luba al-Samri said in a statement that Israeli police and army forces raided and searched a Palestinian house “suspected with weapon possession” in Yatta and “captured different military tools and two guns.”

According to al-Samri, the owner of the house and his wife were detained and transferred to interrogation.

Locals added that Mustafa al-Jundi was detained Israeli forces came looking for his brother, but detained him instead after being unable to find his brother.

Meanwhile, in the town of al-Samu, locals reported that Israeli forces raided and searched the house of Abd al-Fattah Abu Tabikh, where they confiscated 10,000 shekels ($2,780) and delivered a summons to Abu Tabikh’s son Muhammad to to meet with the Israeli intelligence.

Separately, an Israeli army spokesperson told Ma’an that one Palestinian was detained from the Hebron-area town of Dura.
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Israeli Soldiers Abduct 17 Palestinians In The West Bank

by IMEMC News

Israeli soldiers abducted, on Tuesday at dawn, at least seventeen Palestinians, from various parts of the occupied West Bank, and confiscated large sums of cash. The army said it also confiscated a weapon from one of the invaded homes.

In the Hebron governorate, in the southern part of the West Bank, violently searched many homes, causing damage, and abducted four Palestinians.

The soldiers invaded homes, in addition to the Industrial Zone and ‘Aseeda area, in Beit Ummar town, north of Hebron, and abducted two Palestinians identified as Aziz Mahmoud Ekhlayyel, 26, and Mohammad Mitleq Za’aqeeq, 23.

The soldiers also summoned for interrogation a former political prisoner, identified as Mohammad Zoheir Al-‘Allami, 22, who was released from prison a month ago.

In addition, the soldiers invaded and ransacked many homes in Yatta town, south of Hebron, and abducted a woman, identified as Suzan Abu Qbeita, in addition to a man, identified as Mustafa al-Jondi, who was taken prisoner even though the soldiers weren’t looking for him, but were trying to find and abduct his brother.

The army claimed it also located and confiscated an M-18 automatic rifle and several magazines, during the search.

Furthermore, the soldiers invaded a home, owned by Abdul-Fattah Abu Tabeekh, in Sammoa’ town, south of Hebron, confiscated 10.000 Shekels from his home, and summoned him for interrogation in Etzion military base and security center, north of Hebron.

In Nablus governorate, in the northern part of the West Bank, at least fifteen armored jeeps invaded Tal village, south of Nablus city, before the soldiers broke into and searched many homes, interrogated several Palestinians and abducted two.

The abducted Palestinians have been identified as Hamza Ahmad Ramadan, 26, and Samir Taleb Silwadi, 21.

In Qalqilia, also in the northern part of the West Bank, the soldiers searched several homes and abducted four Palestinians, including one child.

The abducted Palestinians have been identified as Nidal Safwan Saleem, 15, Karim Omran Hussein, Farid Abdul-Aziz Hussein and Omran Abdullah Hussein, 40.

In occupied Jerusalem, the soldiers abducted Odai Abu Tayeh, from his home in Silwan town, south of the Al-Aqsa Mosque, and took him to an interrogation facility.

Furthermore, the soldiers abducted Ezz Misbah Abu Sbeih, after stopping him at Hizma roadblock, northeast of Jerusalem.

On its part, the army said its soldiers arrested two Palestinians in ‘Aseera ash-Shemaliyya and Tal towns, in Nablus governorate, one in Azzoun town in Qalqilia, one in Ni’lin village, two in ‘al-Mazra’a al-Qibleyya, one in Birzeit city, one in Kufur Hareth, two in Deir Abu Mashal and one in Qarawat Bani Zeid, in the Ramallah and al-Biereh governorate, one in Aida refugee camp in Bethlehem, in addition to two in Beit Ummar and one in Doura in the Hebron governorate.

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