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by IMEMC News
Israeli soldiers abducted, on Tuesday at dawn, four Palestinians from their homes in Ramallah, in central West Bank, and Nablus, in the northern part of the West Bank, during extensive and violent military searches of homes.

The soldiers invaded Budrus town, west of Ramallah, and fired many gas bombs, concussion grenades and rubber-coated steel bullets at local youngsters, who hurled stones at invading military jeeps.

The army invaded and searched homes in Budrus, and detained Mustafa Nabil Awad, who was released later after the soldiers interrogated him.
Also in Budrus, the soldiers assaulted many women and men, after one of the military’s jeeps broke down, and dozens of additional soldiers invaded the area to retrieve it.

Furthermore, the soldiers invaded homes in Awarta town, east of the northern West Bank city of Nablus, and abducted Abdullah Abdul-Hafeeth Awwad. One of the homes belongs to the family of Samer Awwad, who was killed by the army on July 28th, 2002.

In addition, the soldiers abducted Baha’ Marshoud and Ahmad Marshoud, from Balata refugee camp, east of Nablus, after stopping them at the Huwwara military roadblock, south of Nablus.

In related news, the soldiers abducted twelve Palestinians, including five young women, in several parts of occupied East Jerusalem.

In Hebron governorate, in southern West Bank, the soldiers abducted a teenage boy from Surif town, northwest of Hebron, after invading his home.
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RAMALLAH (Ma'an) -- Israeli forces detained six Palestinians during predawn raids on Tuesday across the occupied West Bank.

The Palestinian Prisoner’s Society (PPS) said in a statement that three Palestinians were detained from the Nablus district in the northern West Bank, They were identified as Bahaa Mahmoud Marshuf, 29, Ahmad Adel MArshuf, 19, and former prisoner Abdullah Awwad.

In the central West Bank district of Ramallah, Mustafa Zaki al-Masri was detained from the al-Jalazun refugee camp.

Israeli forces detained two “youths” identified as Muhammad Imad al-Hreimi and Muhammad Adnan al-Masri from Bethlehem city in the southern West Bank.

Meanwhile, PPS added that 13 Palestinians were detained from occupied East Jerusalem. 10 Palestinians, including five women, were previously identified to Ma’an by local sources.

An additional three Palestinians were identified by PPS as Issam al-Khatib, Musaab Abbas, and Zuheir Rajabi.

According to United Nations documentation, Israeli forces conducted 166 search and arrest operations across the West Bank between October 24 and November 26.

Meanwhile, prisoners’ rights group Addameer recorded 6,198 Palestinians were detained by Israel as of October. The group has estimated that some 40 percent of Palestinian men will be detained by Israel at some point in their lives.

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