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RAMALLAH (Ma'an) -- Israeli forces detained at least 10 Palestinians from the occupied West Bank during predawn raids on Wednesday, according to official Palestinian and Israeli sources.

The Palestinian Prisoner’s Society (PPS) released a statement saying that nine Palestinians were detained overnight.

An Israeli army spokesperson told Ma’an that the number of Palestinians detained during raids was 10.

PPS reported that one Palestinian was detained from the northern West Bank district of Jenin. He was identified as Karim Ahmad al-Umour.

Also in the northern West Bank,a Palestinian identified as Aws Muhammad Husari, 24, was detained from the Tulkarem district while another identified as Rushdi al-Qayim, 20, was detained from Nablus.

In the central West Bank, PSS reported that three Palestinians were detained from the Jericho district, and were identified as Saleh Muhammad Abu Sharar, Usama Issa Hdeib and Muhammad Khalid Safi.

Israeli forces detained two Palestinians from the Ramallah district. They were identified as Fathi Hamdallah Arrar, 22, from Qarawat Bani Zaid village and Muhammad Hassan Elayyan from the al-Jalazun refugee camp.

Another Palestinian was detained from the southern West Bank Bethlehem district, and was identified as Muhammad Mahmoud al-Wahsh.
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by IMEMC News

Israeli soldiers abducted, on Wednesday at dawn, ten young Palestinian men from their homes, in several parts of the occupied West Bank.

The soldiers invaded Ras al-‘Ein area, in the northern West Bank city of Nablus, before storming the local Power Company, and abducted a young man, identified as Roshdi al-Qayyim.

The soldiers also fired many gas bombs, concussion grenades and rubber-coated steel bullets at local youngsters, who hurled stones at them while invading the city.

In related news, the soldiers released Jamal Qadous and Ahmad Faqeeh, who were abducted from Iraq-Burin village, south of Nablus, on Tuesday evening.

The soldiers claimed the two hurled stones at them, while local sources said the two were just in the area, and that Qadous cannot walk due to polio since he was a child.

In addition, the soldiers invaded Sorra town, west of Nablus, and fired dozens of concussion grenades before withdrawing.

In Ramallah, the soldiers invaded the al-Jalazoun refugee camp, north of the city, searched homes and abducted Mohammad Hasan Oleyyan.

The soldiers also invaded Umm Rokba area, in the al-Khader town south or Bethlehem, searched homes and abducted Mohannad Mahmoud al-Wash, 19.

It is worth mentioning that Mohannad’s brothers, Ra’fat, 18, and Hamza, 16, were abducted by the soldiers three days ago, also from their home, in the al-Jabal area, in the opposite direction of Solomon Pools in the town.

In Jericho, the soldiers searched homes and abducted Saleh Abu Sharar and Osama Issa Hdeib, from Ein al-Sultan refugee camp.

In related news, several fanatic Israeli colonialist settlers infiltrated into Far’ata town, east of the northern West Bank city of Qalqilia, and punctured the tires of five parked cars, in the eastern area, near the illegal Gilad colonialist post.

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