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by IMEMC News
3/19/2018, 10:04 am and 9:36 [am or pm ?]
Israeli soldiers abducted, on Monday at dawn, thirteen Palestinians, including children, from their homes in several parts of the occupied West Bank.
Dozens of soldiers invaded Hizma town, northeast of occupied East Jerusalem, searched many homes, and abducted five Palestinians, including a child, only 10 years of age.
The abducted Palestinians have been identified as Hammouda Kifah Askar, 10, Sultan Salahuddin, Mohammad Khleif Askar, Waleed Yasser Khatib and Hammouda Ahmad Maqbool.
Local sources in the town said the soldiers smashed many doors and windows of the invaded homes, and violently searched them, before abducting the five Palestinians.
The town has been under strict siege, and constant invasions, for more than fifty days.
In addition, the soldiers invaded Burqin town, west of the northern West Bank city of Jenin, and abducted a young man, identified as Rajeh Sa’id Qabalawi.
In Hebron, in the southern part of the West Bank, the soldiers invaded homes in the al-‘Arroub refugee camp, north of the city, and abducted Hamza Amjad Mousa.
The soldiers also invaded many neighborhoods in Hebron city, in addition to the towns of Shiokh and Yatta, in addition to installing roadblocks at the main entrances of Sa’ir and Halhoul towns, and Jouret Bahlas area, north of Hebron, before stopping and searching dozens of cars, and interrogated many Palestinians while inspecting their ID cards.
Furthermore, the soldiers invaded homes in ‘Aida refugee camp, north of Bethlehem, before abducting a child, identified as Mustafa Saleh Abu Hammad, 15, in addition to Hamza Khalil Ja’fari, 20, who was taken from his home in Deheishe refugee camp, south of Bethlehem.
In Ramallah, in central West Bank, the soldiers invaded Silwad town, east of the city, and abducted Mahmoud ‘Aahed ‘Awwad, and Mahmoud Ahmad ad-Dor.
The soldiers also abducted Ahmad Ra’fat and Qussai Jamal, from their homes in Doura al-Qare’ village, northeast of Ramallah.
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9 Palestinians detained by Israeli forces in overnight raids

BETHLEHEM (Ma'an) 3/19/2018, 2:36 pm
— Israeli forces detained at least nine Palestinians during overnight raids between Sunday and Monday in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem, according to local sources

In East Jerusalem, Israeli forces detained five Palestinians, including a minor. They were identified by locals as Walid Yasser al-Khatib, Hammudeh Ahmad Maqbul, Muhammad Khleif Askar, Sultan Salah al-Din and minor Hammudeh Kifah Askar, whose age remained unknown.

In the central West Bank district of Ramallah, Israeli forces detained two Palestinians identified by locals as Mahmoud Ahed Awwad and Muhammad Ahmad al-Durr.

One Palestinian identified as Hamzeh al-Jaafari was detained from the southern West Bank district of Bethlehem, while another man identified as Rajeh Qablawi was detained from the northern West Bank district of Jenin.

According to a report published last week, Israeli forces arrested 1,319 Palestinians from the occupied Palestinian territory. Among the detainees were 274 children, 23 women and four journalists.

The number of Palestinian prisoners and detainees in Israeli jails, as of February 28, 2018, was 6,500, prisoners rights group Addameer reported.

Of the 6,500 prisoners, 63 were women, including six girls, and 350 were children.

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