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BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) -- Israeli forces raided the Shufat refugee camp in occupied East Jerusalem before dawn on Wednesday, detaining 20 Palestinians, according to official palestinian Authority (PA)-owned Wafa news agency.

Wafa reported that Israeli forces raided a number of houses in the camp, “terrorizing women and children who were awaken at the sound of the forces breaking into their homes.”

Israeli forces reportedly ransacked several homes during the raid, causing material damage to furniture.

Twenty residents of the camp, who remained unidentified, were arrested, according to Wafa.

Israeli search and detention raids are a nightly occurrence in Palestinian cities, towns, and refugee camps across the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem.

According to prisoners rights group Addameer, there were 6,119 Palestinian prisoners being held in Israeli jails as of February. Among those, 550 are residents of East Jerusalem.
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by IMEMC News

Israeli soldiers abducted, on Wednesday at dawn, 27 Palestinians from their homes in several parts of the occupied West Bank, including 20 in Shu’fat refugee camp, east of occupied Jerusalem.

The soldiers invaded and violently searched dozens of homes and interrogated many Palestinians before abducting the 27 young men.

The Palestinian Prisoners’ Society (PPS) said the abducted Palestinians have been identified as:

Mo’taz Okasha, Nablus.
Nayef ash-Shami, Nablus.
Ayman Abdul-Nasser Hdeib, Ein al-Sultan refugee camp – Jericho.
Khaled Issa, al-Khader town – Bethlehem.
Nafeth Ammar Abu Aisha, Hebron.
Toqai Abboud Jawabra, Beit Ummar – Hebron.
Islam Asafra, Beit Kahil – Hebron.
Ahmad Khashan, Shu’fat – Jerusalem.
Dia’ Awwad, Shu’fat – Jerusalem.
Salam al-Khalidi, Shu’fat – Jerusalem.
Ahmad Moheisin, Shu’fat – Jerusalem.
Abdullah Abu Shams Ali, Shu’fat – Jerusalem.
Bassem Abu Shams Ali, Shu’fat – Jerusalem.
Fahed Mohammad Ali, Shu’fat – Jerusalem.
Ahmad Mohammad Ali, Shu’fat – Jerusalem.
Maher ‘Alqam, Shu’fat – Jerusalem.
Ismael ‘Alqam, Shu’fat – Jerusalem.
Hasan ‘Alqam, Shu’fat – Jerusalem.
Mohammad ‘Alqam, Shu’fat – Jerusalem.
Ibrahim ‘Alqam, Shu’fat – Jerusalem.
Mahdi ad-Dhabit, Shu’fat – Jerusalem.
Mohammad Sharha, Shu’fat – Jerusalem.
Khalil ad-Dib’ey, Shu’fat – Jerusalem.
Ismael Maz’arour, Shu’fat – Jerusalem.
Hamza Taha, Shu’fat – Jerusalem.
Ibrahim Hamad, Shu’fat – Jerusalem.
Anas Abu Sneina, Shu’fat – Jerusalem.

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