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BETHLEHEM (Ma'an) -- Palestinian security forces arrested 12 Palestinians between Sunday night and Tuesday morning, the Hamas movement said in two separate statements, accusing the Palestinian Authority (PA) of targeting people with politically-motivated detention campaigns.

In a statement published Tuesday morning, Hamas said that the PA arrested eight Palestinian the previous night in raids, including university students and former prisoners -- including one woman.

In Bethlehem, the preventive security service arrested Muhammad Ahmad Qaraqe and Mumen Zboun, “for holding Hamas flags during a celebration welcoming a freed prisoner,” according to Hamas.

Preventive services in Bethlehem also arrested former prisoner 19-year-old Yasmin Abu Srour from the Aida refugee camp, “for the second time in a row.”

In the central Salfit district, PA intelligence arrested Amir Ammad Marie, Abd al-Rahman Ahmad Marie, former prisoner Bilal Assi, as well as former prisoner and student at the al-Najah University Musallam Ishtayyeh, after they were summoned by the PA, according to the statement.

Hamas said that Nidal Fattash from Salfit was also summoned by the PA intelligence to undergo interrogation.

Preventive services also summoned Bilal Marie, Suhaib Marie, and Adnan Azzam Marie from the the town of Qarawat Bani Hassan in the Salfit district.

Intelligence services in the northern Tubas district also arrested student of the al-Quds Open Univerisy Numan Sawafta on Monday evening.

Hamas’ statement also said that PA services continued to hold former prisoner Muhammad al-Aqra, from Tulkarem in the northern West Bank, for the 64th day in a Jericho jail, “despite his deteriorating health condition.”

Hamas had also issued a statement Monday morning saying that Palestinian security services arrested four Palestinians Sunday night in raids, including three former prisoners.

In the northern city of Nablus, the PA preventive services arrested former prisoner Mahran Abu Khamis, who was released from Israeli prison three months earlier after spending 12 years in Israeli custody, according to Hamas.

In Tulkarem, preventive services arrested former prisoner Ahmad Fadel al-Sabbah after summoning him for questioning on Sunday morning. Hamas said that al-Sabbah was released from Israeli prison one month ago.

Former prisoner and “former political arrestee” Ammar al-Jallad from Tulkarem was also summoned for an interrogation by the preventive services Monday morning.

Meanwhile, the preventive services in Tulkarem continued to hold engineering student at the Khadouri University Yahiya Sway, according to the statement, which said Sway was arrested last week.

In Bethlehem, PA intelligence services arrested Wissam Abu Basma on Monday, while intelligence services in Jericho continued to hold Hebron University student and former prisoner Rawhi Abu Shamsiyeh for the 16th day in a row, according to Hamas.

In Jericho, preventive services also arrested former prisoner Ibrahim Kassab after he was summoned him for questioning last Thursday.

Hamas, the de facto ruling party in Gaza, and the Palestinian Authority have exchanged accusations of carrying out “politically motivated” arrests.

Fatah and Hamas have been embroiled in conflict since Hamas' election victory in 2006 elections in the Gaza Strip, which erupted into a violent conflict between the two movements as both attempted to consolidate control over the territory.

Hamas has accused the PA of executing a plan to "eradicate" the movement from the West Bank, accusing Fatah of “escalating security collaboration” with the Israeli authorities through politically-motivated arrests and “adopting a revolving door policy" funneling Palestinians from PA jails into Israeli prisons.

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