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by IMEMC News

Israeli soldiers abducted, overnight and on Tuesday, at least twenty-two Palestinians in several parts of the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, the Palestinian Prisoners’ Society (PPS) has confirmed.

The PPS stated that the soldiers invaded and ransacked dozens of homes across the West Bank and interrogated many Palestinians while inspecting their ID cards.

The PPS office in Nablus governorate, in northern West Bank, said the soldiers invaded many communities and abducted seven Palestinians, identified as Mohammad Fayez Shouli, 20, Bassam Hamed Shouli, 38, Fares Bassam Shouli, 30, Mohammad Ahmad Sawalma, 32, Muthanna Ehsan Arab, 36, Issam Walid Ghannam, 24, and Mahmoud Nayef Silwadi, 33.

In Bethlehem, south of Jerusalem, the soldiers abducted Akram Mohammad Da’dou, Mohammad Ja’far Da’dou, Radi Salah Taqatqa, Mohsin As’ad Thawabta and Yousef Kawazba.

In Tubas, in northeastern West Bank, the soldiers abducted Samer Sameeh Sawafta, 39, Rayeq Sadeq Bisharat, Bassem Thieb Sawafta, and his sons Mohammad and Qassam.

In occupied Jerusalem, the soldiers abducted Zeid Nabil Masalma, 21, the son of Nabil Masalma, who is serving a 32-year prison term, Moath Yousef Tbeish, in addition to Mahmoud Khaled Damdoum, 25, and Ahmad Jawad Othman, 14, from the al-‘Ezariyya town, near Jerusalem.

Also in Jerusalem, the soldiers abducted Sheikh Ra’ed Da’na of the Al-Aqsa Mosque, while walking near his home.

It is worth mentioning that, two days ago, the army handed Sheikh Da’na, a warrant preventing him from entering Al-Aqsa Mosque for six months.
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RAMALLAH (Ma'an) -- Israeli forces detained at least 21 Palestinians, including a minor, across the occupied West Bank during predawn raids on Tuesday.

According to Palestine Prisoner’s Society (PPS), Israeli forces detained five Palestinians. They were identified as Akram Muhammad Daadua, Muhammad Jaafar Daadua, Radi Salah Taqatqa, Muhsein Asaad Thuwabta, and Yousef Kuwazba.

In the al-Eizariya town, in the central West Bank district of Jerusalem, four Palestinians were detained. PPS identified them as Ahmad Jawad Othman, 14, Mahmoud Khaled Damdoum, Zayd Nabil al-Musalma,21, and Muad Yousef Tabish.

In the northern West Bank district of Nablus, another seven were detained. They were identified as Muhammad Fayez Shouli, 20, Muhammad Ahmad Suwalma, 32, Bassam Hamad Shouli, 38, Muthna Ihsan Arab, 36, Fares Bassam Shouli, 30, Issam Walid Ghanem, 24, and Mahmoud Nayef al-Saluadi, 33.

In the northern West Bank district of Tubas, PPS said five Palestinians were detained. They were identified as Samer samih Suwafta, 39, Rayeq Sadeq Bisharat, and Bassem Deib Suwafta along with his sons Muhammad and Qasam.

According to prisoners rights group Addameer, there are 5,450 Palestinian prisoners being held in Israeli prisons, including 215 minors, 43 of whom under 16 years old.

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