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RAMALLAH (Ma'an) -- Israeli forces detained at least 25 Palestinians, including a teen and a child, during predawn raids in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday.

Palestinian Prisoner's Society (PPS) confirmed that Israeli forces detained five Palestinians from the southern West Bank district of Hebron.

The detainees were identified as Khdeir Younis Awad, 12, Abdullah Bassam al-Tit, 16, Muhammad Issa Bahr, 19, Mussab Radwan al-Khalil, 23, and Taher Asafra.

In the southern West Bank district of Bethlehem, three Palestinians were detained and identified by PPS as Seif Shreim, Muhammad Adel al-Zir and Sharif Taleb al-Zir.

In the Silwan neighborhood of the central West Bank district of Jerusalem, Israeli forces assaulted and detained two Palestinians; they were identified as Izz Samrin and Tareq Ruwadi.

In the central West Bank district of Ramallah and al-Bireh, four Palestinians were detained; they were identified as Tamer Subhi al-Hajj, Muhammad Safi, Mahmoud Abu Rabie and Ahmad Muhammad al-Bayed.

In the northern West Bank district of Tulkarem, Israeli forces detained a 45-year-old Palestinian, who was identified as Thabet Jawad Abed al-Karim.

In the northern West Bank district of Jenin, five Palestinians were detained; PPS identified them as Muhammad Hassan Ghurra, Raed Ali Abu Maala, Amer Hashem Kamil, Ali Yousef Kamil and Ziad Arsan al-Qilani.

In the northern West Bank district of Nablus, Israeli forces detained another five Palestinians. They were identified as 21-year old Baraa Issam Rihan, Hamza Tabanja, Farouq Abisi, Ahmad Abu Ghalyun and Ahmad Suleiman Samhan.

According to Palestinian prisoners rights group Addameer, as of July, there are 5,820 Palestinian prisoners being held in Israeli prisons, 270 of whom are child prisoners, and 50 are under the age of 16.
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Israeli Soldiers Injure A Wheelchair-Bound Man, And His Wife, In Bethlehem

Israeli soldiers injured, on Wednesday at dawn, a wheelchair-bound Palestinian man, and his wife, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, after storming their home, and summoned their son for interrogation.

The soldiers surrounded the home of Mohammad Abdullah al-Hreimi, a 59 years of age wheelchair-bound man, and kicked the front door while his wife, 50, was trying to open it, causing several wounds to her face and throwing her onto the ground.

The soldiers then stormed the home and continuously struck and beat her husband, Mohammad, while he was sitting in his wheelchair.
The family called for an ambulance, but the soldiers stopped it and forced it away.

Furthermore, the soldiers summoned their son, Mohammad, 20, for interrogation in Etzion military base and security center, south of Bethlehem.

In related news, dozens of soldiers invaded an apartment building in Doha town, west of Bethlehem, and detonated many main doors, before violently searching the property, causing excessive damage.

Many youngsters hurled stones and empty bottles at the invading army, while the soldiers fired live rounds and gas bombs.
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Army Abducts A Young Man Near Ramallah

Dozens of Israeli soldiers invaded, on Wednesday at dawn, Beit Rima town, northwest of the central West Bank city of Ramallah, and abducted a young Palestinian man from his home.

The soldiers invaded and searched several homes in the town, abducted Samer Sobhi Rimawi, 27, and took him to an unknown destination.

Media sources in the town said several youngsters hurled stones at the invading army jeeps, while the soldiers fired many gas bombs and concussion grenades; there have been no reports of injuries.

It is worth mentioning that Samer is the brother of two political prisoners, identified as Adham and Sami, who are both imprisoned by Israel under arbitrary Administrative Detention orders, without charges or trial.

Also at dawn, the soldiers injured a wheelchair-bound Palestinian man, and his wife, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, after storming their home, and summoned their son for interrogation.
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PPS: “Army Abducts Fourteen Palestinians In Jenin, Nablus And Hebron”

The Palestinian Prisoners’ Society (PPS) has reported that Israeli soldiers abducted, on Wednesday at dawn, fourteen Palestinians, including children, from their homes, in the northern West Bank governorates of Nablus and Jenin, and in the southern West Bank governorate of Hebron, during extensive and violent searches of homes.

The Jenin office of the PPS said the soldiers invaded and searched several homes in Qabatia town, south of Jenin city, and abducted Ra’ed Saba’na, Ali Yousef Kamil and Omar Hashem Kamil.

It added that the soldiers also abducted Ziad Arsan al-Kilani, from his home in Siris town, south of Jenin.

Many army jeeps also invaded Jilqamous village, east of Jenin, and stormed the home of Ghassan Tawfiq al-Haj, before interrogated him and his family while ransacking the property.

The soldiers also installed several roadblocks in and around many villages and towns in Jenin, stopped and searched dozens of cars, while military helicopters flew overhead.

Furthermore, the Nablus office of the PPS, also in northern West Bank, said Israeli soldiers abducted five Palestinians from their homes in several communities in the governorate.

The PPS said many armored Israeli army jeeps invaded many areas in Nablus city, searched and ransacked several homes, and abducted Hamza Mo’in Tabanja, and Ahmad Salman Samhan.

It added that the soldiers also abducted Ahmad Abu Ghalyoon from his home an Askar al-Jadeed refugee camp, east of Nablus,
In addition, the soldiers invaded Tal village, southwest of Nablus, and abducted B Issam Reehan, 21, from his home.

The soldiers also invaded homes in Beit Dajan village, east of Nablus, and abducted Farouq ‘Obeisi.

In Hebron, in the southern part of the West Bank, the soldiers invaded many homes, and interrogated several Palestinians in Beit Ummar town, north of the city, and abducted four Palestinians, including two children, in addition to a young man in Beit Kahil town, west of Hebron.

The soldiers abducted Mos’ab Monir Ekhlayyel, 23, Mohammad Issa Bahar, 19, Abdullah Bassam at-Teet, 16, and Khader Younis Awad, only 12 years of age, from Beit Ummar town, in addition to Taher Asafra, from Beit Kahil.

In addition, dozens of soldiers invaded Beit Rima town, northwest of the central West Bank city of Ramallah, and abducted a young man from his home.

Also at dawn, the soldiers injured a wheelchair-bound Palestinian man, and his wife, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, after storming their home, and summoned their son for interrogation.
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Army Demolishes Print Shop In Silwan, Abduct Two Palestinians

Israeli soldiers demolished, Wednesday, a Palestinian print shop in Ein al-Louza neighborhood in Silwan, south of the Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied Jerusalem, and demolished a print shop, in addition to abducting two Palestinians after assaulting and wounding them.

The Wadi Hilweh Information Center in Silwan (Silwanic) said dozens of soldiers accompanied personnel of the Jerusalem City Council, and several bulldozers, invaded the town and demolished the property.

It added that the City is claiming that the building was constructed without a permit; the owners have been filing appeals with the City Council.

During the destruction of the property, the soldiers attacked and injured many Palestinians, including children and women, and abducted two young men, identified as Ezz Somrain and Tareq Roweidi.

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