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BETHLEHEM (Ma'an) -- Israeli forces detained at least seven Palestinians during overnight raids across the occupied West Bank between Wednesday and Thursday, and raided the offices of Palestinian news agencies, confiscating computers and and equipment.

Hebrew media quoted the Israeli army as saying that one Palestinian was detained from the village of Qusra south of Nablus in the northern West Bank, two were detained in the village of Qalandiya in the central West Bank Ramallah district, one was detained in the nearby city of al-Bireh, while in the southern West Bank district of Hebron, two Palestinians were detained from the al-Arrub refugee camp, while one was detained in the village of Yatta.

Israeli forces also claimed to have found a locally made weapon and an explosive device during the raid on al-Arrub camp.

Meanwhile, local sources told Ma’an that Israeli forces raided the offices of al-Quds TV and Ram Sat for Media Services, and confiscated computers and documents in the predawn hours of Thursday in the Hebron district.

Sources said that Israeli forces smashed the doors to the offices, searched and confiscated tools and equipment from the offices including computers and hard disks.

An Israeli army spokesperson was not immediately available for comment.

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

According to Palestinian prisoners’ rights group Addameer, there were 6,200 Palestinians held in Israeli prisons as of May.
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by IMEMC News

Israeli soldiers abducted, on Thursday at dawn, two young Palestinian men from Qalandia refugee camp, and one in Anata town, north and northeast of occupied East Jerusalem, and installed surveillance cameras overlooking several key areas in Hizma town, east of Jerusalem.

The soldiers invaded and ransacked many homes in Qalandia, interrogated several Palestinians while inspecting their ID cards, and abducted Bilal Sami and Abdullah Abdul-Rahman.

Furthermore, several army jeeps invaded Salam area, in Anata town, also searched many homes, and abducted a young man, identified as Samer Joulani.

The soldiers also invaded the ar-Ram town, north of Jerusalem, and closed several roads with military roadblocks, and withdrew later without abducting any Palestinian, or searching homes.

Also at dawn, the soldiers invaded the al-‘Arroub refugee camp, north of the southern West Bank city of Hebron, searched many homes and abducted three Palestinians.
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by IMEMC News
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Thursday at dawn, the al-‘Arroub refugee camp, north of the southern West Bank city of Hebron, searched many homes and abducted three Palestinians. The soldiers also summoned for interrogation three Palestinians from Surif and Kharas nearby towns.

The Hebron office of the Palestinian Prisoners’ Society (PPS) said dozens of soldiers invaded al-‘Arroub refugee camp, before violently searching many homes, and abducted Moayyad Salem Sharbi, Mohammad Fathi Shehada and Mohammad Khaled al-Ballassi.

The soldiers caused excessive damage to many of the invaded homes, including the homes of the abducted Palestinians, and interrogated several residents.

Furthermore, the soldiers searched and ransacked many homes in Surif and Kharas towns, west of Hebron, before summoning Husam Abdul-Aziz Haddoush, 34, and Mohammad Jamal Zaya’ra, for interrogation in Etzion military base, north of Hebron.

In related news, the soldiers invaded Al-Quds Palestinian satellite TV news agency, and Ramsat news agency, in Hebron city, after smashing its main doors, and confiscated six computers, several hard discs and various types of equipment.

Ala Rimawi, the head of Al-Quds TV in Hebron, said the attack is part of ongoing violations and intimidation against the journalists and media outlets, and called for international protection to the Palestinian people, especially media agencies.

He said that Israeli soldiers have carried out at least 20 violations against media agencies and offices, in Hebron, in the last 18 months, in addition to shutting down many TV stations and media outlets.

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