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by IMEMC News

Israeli soldiers abducted, overnight until early morning hours Sunday, eighteen Palestinians from several parts of the occupied West Bank, during extensive and violent military invasions and searches of homes.

The Israeli army said a homemade explosive was also hurled at Beit El military base, near Ramallah, in central West Bank, before the soldiers invaded the nearby al-Jalazoun refugee camp, and conducted searches of many homes.

In addition, the soldiers invaded many homes in Doura town, south of the southern West Bank city of Hebron, and Tarqoumia town, west of the city, before storming and ransacking many homed and abducted six Palestinians, including several political prisoners.

In occupied Jerusalem, the soldiers abducted a Palestinian, who remained unidentified at the time of this report, in the Al-Aqsa Mosque, and took him to nearby interrogation facility.

Furthermore, the soldiers issued orders to four employees of the Department of Waqf and Islamic Endowment, preventing them to from entering the Al-Aqsa Mosque for one week.

They have been identified as Mohammad Dabbagh, Raed Zghayyar, Husam Seder and Mahdi al-Abbassi.

Also in Jerusalem, the soldiers abducted the Secretary of Fateh Movement in the al-‘Isawiya town, Yasser Darwish, after invading and violently searching his home, causing damage.

The soldiers also fired many concussion grenades and gas bombs, during protests that took place after the invasion.

Seventeen of the abducted Palestinians have been identified as:

Qassam Riyashi, Azzoun – Qalqilia.
Hamza Salim Radwan, Azzoun – Qalqilia.
Raed Salim Radwan, Azzoun, Qalqilia.
Mohammad Okal, Nablus.
Anan Faraj, Nablus.
Samer Jabri, Nablus.
Qoteiba al-Beyari, Jifna – Ramallah.
Ahmad Abu Sabri, al-Jalazoun refugee camp – Ramallah.
Ahmad Sami Ghneim, Burqin – Jenin.
Tareq Ibrahim Shadouf, Burqin – Jenin.
Oweiss Rajoub, Dour – Hebron. (Former political prisoner)
Mohammad Salam al-Arjan, Doura – Hebron. (Former political prisoner)
Bassel Mohammad al-Fasfous, Doura – Hebron.
Rezeq Fathi Ja’afra, Tarqoumia – Hebron.
Abdullah Fathi Ja’afra, Tarqoumia – Hebron.
Ramzi Walid Ja’afra, Tarqoumia – Hebron.
Yasser Darwish, al-‘Isawiya – Jerusalem.
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RAMALLAH (Ma'an) -- Israeli forces detained at least 18 Palestinians, including a minor and former prisoners, during raids on predawn Sunday across the occupied West Bank.

Palestinian Prisoner’s Society (PPS) confirmed that Israeli forces detained six Palestinians in the southern West bank district of Hebron. They were identified as Oweis Hashem al-Rajoub, Salama Muhammad al-Arjan, Basel Muhammad al-Fasfous, Rezeq Fathi Jaafra along with his brothers, Abdullah and Ramzi.

In the central West Bank district of Jerusalem, one Palestinian was detained, however, was not yet identified.

In the central West Bank district of Ramallah, three Palestinians were detained. They were identified as Qatiba al-Biyari, Abdullah al-Aziz Qathi, and Ahmad Abu al-Sabri, 16.

In the northern West Bank district of Qalqiliya, Israeli forces detained another three Palestinians. They were identified as Qasam al-Riyashi, 19, Hamza Radwan, 22, and Raed Radwan, 23.

PPS also confirmed that three Palestinians were detained in the northern West Bank district of Nablus. They were identified as Ashraf Mahmoud Saour, 19, Suleiman Mahmoud Kaabi, 18, and Ibrahim Khamis Naqib, 17.

In the northern West Bank district of Jenin, two Palestinian former prisoners were detained and identified as Tareq Ibrahim Abu Shaduf and Ahmad Sami Ghneim.

According to prisoners rights group Addameer, there are 5,781 Palestinian prisoners being held in Israeli prisons, 270 of whom are child prisoners and 50 of them are under the age of 16.
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Israel detains Secretary of Fatah movement in East Jerusalem

JERUSALEM (Ma'an) -- Israeli forces detained the Secretary of the Fatah movement, Yasser Darwish, on predawn Sunday in the Palestinian neighborhood of Issawiya in occupied East Jerusalem.

According to Palestinian Prisoner’s Society, prior to the detention of Darwish, large numbers of Israeli forces stormed the Issawiya neighborhood and raided his home.

PPS confirmed that during the raid, Israeli forces thoroughly searched Darwish’s home and damaged his personal belongings, including the furniture.

Muhammad Abu al-Hummus, member of a local follow-up committee, said that Darwish was detained by Israeli forces and taken to an Israeli detention center for interrogation.

Abu al-Hummus added that following Darwish’s detention, clashes broke out among Palestinian youths and Israeli forces, in which forces fired sound bombs towards the neighborhood repeatedly, while youths threw rocks.

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