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RAMALLAH (Ma'an) -- Israeli forces detained at least 18 Palestinians, including an injured, during predawn raids on Tuesday throughout the occupied West Bank.

According to Palestinian Prisoner's Society (PPS), Israeli forces detained seven Palestinians in the southern West Bank district of Hebron. They were identified as Muhammad Taysir al-Atrash, Hamza Tareq Ghaith, Muhammad Samir Abu Aram, Falah Hamdi Abu Maria, Mahya al-Din, and Khatab Wahid Abu Maria.

In addition to an injured Palestinian, who was detained while receiving treatment for injuries he had previously sustained by Israeli live ammunition; PPS identified him as Muhannad Abed al-Fatah al-Rajbi.

In the central West Bank district of Jerusalem, two Palestinians were detained; they were identified as Muhammad Hamza Salah al-Din and Mussab Abed al-Rahman al-Khatib.

In the central West Bank district of Ramallah, Israeli forces detained three Palestinians; PPS identified them as Maher Ahmad Thaher, 21, along with his brother Mahdi, 24, and Shadi Dar Khalil, 21.

In the northern West Bank district of Qalqiliya, two Palestinians were detained and identified as Ahmad Shaaban Nofel and Muhammad Issam Khaled.

In the northern West Bank district of Salfit, one Palestinian was detained and identified as Adham Ismail Saber.

In the northern West Bank district of Nablus, Israeli forces detained two Palestinians, PPS identified them as Sahib al-Sarkaji and Amer al-Sarkaji.

In the northern West Bank district of Jenin, another Palestinian was detained; he was identified as Zaher Jamal Zaarour.

Israeli raids into Palestinian towns and villages are near daily occurrence in the West Bank and East Jerusalem.

According to prisoners rights group Addameer, there are 5,640 Palestinian prisoners being held in Israeli prisons.
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by IMEMC News

The Palestinian Prisoners’ Society (PPS) has reported that Israeli soldiers abducted, overnight until morning hours Tuesday, at least eighteen Palestinians, including a wounded young man, in several parts of the occupied West Bank.

The PPS office in Hebron, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank, said the soldiers invaded and ransacked many homes, before abducting seven Palestinians.

It said that the soldiers abducted Mohannad Abdul-Fattah Rajabi, 23, who was shot with seven live Israeli army rounds in his right leg, two years ago, and is still receiving medical treatment.

The PPS warned that the detainee will likely face serious complications, especially since he needs surgery, and requires rehabilitation, constant treatment and follow-up.

The soldiers also abducted Mohammad Taiseer al-Atrash, 24, Hamza Tareq Gheith, Falah Hamdi Abu Mariya, 22, and his brother Yahia, 24, in addition to Khattab Waheed Abu Mariya, and Mohammad Samir Abu Arram. The soldiers repeatedly assaulted Yahia prior to abducting him.

The PPS stated that the soldiers smashed the main door of Falah’s home, and violently searched the property, causing excessive property damage, in addition to striking his son, Haidar, with their clubs and rifles.

In Ramallah, in central West Bank, the soldiers abducted Maher Ahmad Thaher, 21, his brother, Mahdi, 24, and Shadi Dar Khalil, 21.

Furthermore, the soldiers invaded homes in Hizma town, east of Jerusalem, searched homes and abducted Mohammad Hamza Salaheddin and Mos’ab Abdul-Rahman Khatib.

In Nablus, in northern West Bank, the soldiers abducted Soheib Sarkaji and Omar Sarkaji.

In Jenin, also in northern West Bank, the soldiers abducted Zaher Jamal Za’rour.

In addition, the soldiers abducted two Palestinians, identified as Ahmad Shaban Nofal and Mohammad Essam Khaled, from their homes in Qalqilia, in northern West Bank.

In the Zawiya town, in Salfit governorate, the soldiers abducted Adham Ismael Saber.

It is worth mentioning that the soldiers abducted, on Monday evening, Majed Rajabi, 34, at a military roadblock near the Ibrahimi Mosque, in the southern West Bank city of Hebron, and Mohammad Abu Arram, from Yatta town, south of Hebron.

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