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BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) -- Israeli forces detained at least 17 Palestinians during overnight raids between Monday and Tuesday in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem, according to Israeli and Palestinian sources.

An Israeli army spokesperson confirmed to Ma’an 10 detentions from the West Bank.

According to United Nations documentation, Israeli forces conducted 147 search and arrest operations across the West Bank between November 7 and November 20.

Meanwhile, 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.

Northern West Bank

The Palestinian Prisoner’s Society (PPS) said in a statement that in the Jenin district, two Palestinians were detained and identified as Mutie Jamil al-Hajj and Nael Kamil.

In Nablus, Israeli forces detained Amir Mahmoud Daghlas, 23, and Ahmad Iyad Abu Omar, 23.

East Jerusalem & Central West Bank

The Wadi Hilweh Information Center, located in the Silwan neighborhood of East Jerusalem, reported that Israeli forces detained three Palestinian children late Monday from the Ras al-Amud neighborhood of Silwan.

The center’s lawyer, Khaldun Nijm, said that Israeli forces detained Khalid Fawwaz Abu Qalbein, 14, Muhammad Hani al-Haymuni, 12, and Abdullah al-Abbasi, 13, and transferred them for interrogation regarding rock-throwing at an illegal Israeli settlement outpost.

Meanwhile, PPS reported that four Palestinians were detained in the Jerusalem district of the central West Bank. One detainee was identified as Ahmad Zahran from “northwestern Jerusalem,” though it remained unclear exactly where he was arrested.

In the town of Kafr Aqab, a woman and her two children were detained and were transferred to the Oz detention center for interrogation.

PPS said that Israeli forces detained Khalid Walid Suleiman, 27, Naim Abd al-Hafith Mither, 15, and Ahmad Mahmoud Damra from the Ramallah district.

Southern West Bank

According to PPS, one Palestinian, identified as Ahmad al-Hroub, was detained from Hebron city.

Meanwhile in the town of Beit Ummar, located in the northern Hebron district, local activist Muhammad Ayyad Awad told Ma’an that Israeli forces raided the homes of two former prisoners after Jalal Ahmad Abd al-Hamid Brighith and Jalal Qassem al-Raiee, allegedly in search of money that was being used for “illegal political activity.”

No detentions were reported from Beit Ummar.
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Israeli soldiers abducted, overnight until dawn hours Tuesday, seven Palestinians, including five children and one woman, from their homes, in several parts of occupied East Jerusalem.

The Palestinian Prisoners’ Society (PPS) said the soldiers abducted a young man, identified as Ahmad Zahran, from northwest Jerusalem.

It added that the soldiers also invaded Kafr Aqab neighborhood, north of Jerusalem, stormed and searched homes, and abducted a woman and two of her children, before moving them to an interrogation facility.

Furthermore, the Wadi Hilweh Information Center in Silwan (Silwanic) said the soldiers also invaded homes in the town, and abducted Khaled Fawwaz Abu Qalbein, 14, Mohammad Hani al-Haimouni, 12, and Abdullah al-‘Abbassi, 13.
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sraeli soldiers abducted, earlier Tuesday, one Palestinian near the northern West Bank city of Jenin, and two others from the southern West Bank governorate of Hebron. On Monday evening, the soldiers shot and injured a Palestinian driver near Hebron.

Media sources in Jenin said the soldiers invaded Jilqamous village, east of Jenin, and abducted Motea’ Jamil al-Hajj, after storming his home and violently searching it.

Furthermore, the soldiers installed a roadblock on the Jenin-Nablus road, before stopping and searching dozens of cars, and interrogated many Palestinians while inspecting their ID cards.

The army also installed a military roadblock, near the central West Bank city of Ramallah, and abducted Ahmad Yousef al-Hroub, 22, from Deir Samit town, southwest of Hebron.

In related news, the soldiers invaded Yatta town, south of Hebron, searched homes and abducted Haitham Jamil Awad, 28.

In addition, the soldiers invaded Beit Ummar town, north of Hebron, broke into and ransacked the homes of two former political prisoners, identified as Jalal Ahmad Breigheeth, and Jalal Qassem ae-Ra’ey.

The army also installed roadblocks on main roads leading to many towns, villages and refugee camps, in Hebron governorate, before stopping and searching dozens of cars, and interrogated many residents while inspecting their ID cards.

On Monday evening, the soldiers shot and injured a Palestinian man after opening fire at his car on the road between al-Karmel and Ma’on villages, in Masafer Yatta area, south of Hebron.

It remains unknown why the soldiers targeted the Palestinian car; the soldiers conducted searches in surrounding farmlands and areas, but were unable to locate him. The soldiers then closed all minor, and unpaved roads in the area, after surrounding it.

Furthermore, the soldiers abducted, overnight until dawn hours Tuesday, seven Palestinians, including five children and one woman, from their homes, in several parts of occupied East Jerusalem.

On Tuesday morning, the soldiers, accompanied by a military bulldozers, invaded Shu’fat refugee camp, northeast of Jerusalem, raising fears among the Palestinians of possible demolitions.

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