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BETHLEHEM (Ma'an) -- Israeli forces detained at least eight Palestinians, including a journalist, during predawn raids on Wednesday from across the occupied West Bank.

According to the Palestinian Prisoner's Society (PPS), in the southern West Bank district of Bethlehem, one Palestinian was detained and identified as Awadallah Adel al-Umour.

PPS confirmed that Israeli forces detained a reporter for Palestine TV, Ali Dar Ali; Dar Ali was detained after Israeli forces raided his home in the central West Bank district of Ramallah.

Dar Ali was the seventh Palestinian journalist detained in the last two weeks, although some of the journalists detained were later released after undergoing about one week of Israeli interrogation.

In the northern West Bank district of Tubas, three Palestinians were detained; PPS identified them as Islam Abdullah al-Tubasi, Ibrahim Samih Sawafta and Amer Hamza Daraghmeh.

PPS confirmed that Israeli forces detained three Palestinians in the northern West Bank district of Jenin; they were identified as Amjad Jarrar, Mutaz Abu Zaid and Aysar Jalbuni.

According to prisoners rights group Addameer, there are 5,820 Palestinian prisoners being held in Israeli prisons.
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Israeli Soldiers Abduct A Palestinian Journalist In Ramallah

by IMEMC News

Dozens of Israeli soldiers invaded, on Wednesday at dawn, Borham village, northwest of the central West Bank city of Ramallah, and abducted a prominent Palestinian journalist, a correspondent with Palestine TV.

The Palestinian TV has reported that the soldiers invaded the home of its “military correspondent,” Ali Dar Ali, and violently searched the property before abducting him.

It is worth mentioning that Ali is a well-known journalist in Palestine, especially due to his constant reports from the field, and was frequently assaulted by the soldiers who repeatedly attempted to stop him.

His abduction is part of escalating Israeli violations against Palestinian journalists and media outlets in the occupied West Bank.

Israeli soldiers carried out 31 violations against the journalists in July alone, and arrested several reporters.

Just two weeks ago, the soldiers abducted four Palestinian 
journalists in the occupied West Bank. There were among 520 Palestinians, abducted by the army in July.
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Army Abducts Two Palestinians Near Bethlehem

by IMEMC News

Israeli soldiers abducted, on Wednesday at dawn, two Palestinians from their homes, in Teqoua’ town, east of Bethlehem.
The soldiers invaded the town from several directions, before breaking into a number of homes and violently searching them.
The soldiers then abducted Mousa Khalil al-‘Amour, 17, and a former political prisoner, identified as Awadallah Adel al-‘Amour, 20.
In related news, dozens of Israeli soldiers invaded Borham village, northwest of the central West Bank city of Ramallah, and abducted a prominent Palestinian journalist, a correspondent with Palestine TV, identified as Ali Dar Ali.
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Israeli Soldiers Abduct Six Palestinians In Tubas And Jenin

by IMEMC News

Israeli soldiers abducted, on Wednesday at dawn, six Palestinians, from their homes in Jenin, in northern West Bank, and in Tubas, in northeastern West Bank, the Palestinian Prisoners’ Society (PPS) has reported.

The PPS office in Tubas said the soldiers invaded and searched several homes, and abducted Omar Hamza Daraghma and Ibrahim Sameeh Sawafta, from Tubs city, in addition to Islam Abdullah Tubasi, from Tammoun town, south of Jenin.

In addition, the soldiers abducted Amjad Abdul-Jabbar Jarrar, Mo’taz al-Hourani Abu Zeid and Aysar al-Jalbouni, from their homes in the al-Marah neighborhood, in Jenin city.

The soldiers also invaded Azzoun town, east of the northern West Bank city of Qalqilia, and searched several homes, including the home of a former political prisoner, identified as Aseed Yasser Salim.

Furthermore, the soldiers installed roadblocks at the entrances of the Zawiya and Masha villages, west of Salfit city in northeastern West Bank, before stopping and searching dozens of cars, and interrogated many Palestinians while inspecting their ID cards.

The soldiers imposed severe restrictions on the Palestinians, and prevented them from entering or leaving two villages, leading a huge traffic jam, before later reopening the roads.

Also at dawn, the soldiers abducted two Palestinians; Mousa Khalil al-‘Amour, 17, and a former political prisoner, identified as Awadallah Adel al-‘Amour, 20, from their homes, in Teqoua’ town, east of Bethlehem.

In related news, dozens of Israeli soldiers invaded Borham village, northwest of the central West Bank city of Ramallah, and abducted a prominent Palestinian journalist, a correspondent with Palestine TV, identified as Ali Dar Ali.

In the Gaza Strip, Israeli navy ship ships opened fire at several fishing boats, in the allotted fishing zone, in Palestinian territorial waters, in northern Gaza. The fishermen had to sail back in fear of further escalation.

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