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by IMEMC News

Israeli soldiers abducted, on Thursday at dawn, at least nineteen Palestinians from their homes, in several parts of the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian Prisoners’ Society (PPS) has reported.

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

The soldiers also installed many additional roadblocks in the West Bank, especially in Ramallah and Hebron governorates, before stopping and searching dozens of cars, and interrogated the Palestinians while inspecting their ID cards.

One of the abducted Palestinians, identified as Mohammad Abu Shousha, is a former political prisoner from occupied East Jerusalem and was taken prisoner while returning to the county from a trip abroad.

The soldiers also abducted a guard of the Al-Aqsa Mosque, in Jerusalem, identified as Issam Najeeb.

In addition, the soldiers abducted a former political prisoner from Salfit governorate, identified as Zahran Ibrahim ad-Deek.

Ad-Deek is also the acting director of the Detainees Committee in Salfit, and was previously imprisoned by Israel for seven years; he is a married father of four children and was abducted from his home.

Furthermore, the soldiers closed with concrete blocks the northern entrance of Azzoun town, east of the northern West Bank city of Qalqilia, completely closing it.

The PPS identified the abducted Palestinians as:

‘Ayed Anwar Mafarja, 35, Ramallah.
Tha’er Akram Khalifa, Ramallah.
Mohammad Luay Khalifa, Ramallah.
Ali Mousa Qindah, 34, Ramallah.
Mohammad Shadi as-Sous, 22, Ramallah.
Yasser Nasser as-Sous, 22, Ramallah.
Abdul-Rahman Hussein Ibrahim, 32, Ramallah.
Bilal Ahmad Khalil, 23, Ramallah.
Moheeb Wa’el al-‘Ajarma, 17, Hebron.
Mohammad Raed Nofal, Hebron.
Na’im Abu Turki, Hebron.
Omar Thiab Froukh, Hebron.
Mohammad Saleh Froukh, Hebron.
Ahmad Sobhi as-Sous, 17, Hebron.
Yazan Abu Rmeila, Nablus.
Midyin Daoud, Nablus.
Mohammad Abu Shousha, Jerusalem.
Issam Najeeb, Jerusalem.
Zahran Ibrahim ad-Deek, Salfit.
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Israeli Soldiers Abduct Seven Palestinians In Hebron

by IMEMC News

Israeli soldiers abducted, late on Wednesday at night and on Thursday at dawn, six Palestinians from several parts of the southern West Bank governorate of Hebron, in addition to one teenage boy who was taken prisoner on Wednesday at night.

Media sources in Hebron said the soldiers stormed and ransacked many homes in the governorate and interrogated many Palestinians while inspecting their ID cards.

They added that the soldiers abducted Moheeb Wa’el al-‘Ajarma, 17, from the al-‘Arroub refugee camp, Mohammad Ra’ed Nofal from Halhoul town, Amro Diab Froukh and Mohammad Saleh Froukh from Sa’ir town, in addition a former political prisoner, identified as Na’im Abu Turki from Khirbet Qalqas area.

Owners of some of the invaded homes have been identified as Zakariya Abu Turki, Amer Abu Aisha, from Abu Rumman Mountain in Hebron city, Emad Masalma from Beit Awwa town, Mahmoud Abu Omar and his brother Hamdi, from Sa’ir town, in addition to Mousa Khalil Jaradat and his brother Khaled.

The soldiers also installed several military roadblocks around many Palestinian villages and towns, before stopping and searching dozens of cars, and interrogated the residents while inspecting their ID cards.

On Wednesday at night, the soldiers abducted Ahmad Sobhi as-Sous, 17, at the entrance of the al-Fawwar refugee camp, south of Hebron.
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Israeli forces detain 19 Palestinians, including minors


RAMALLAH (Ma'an) -- Israeli forces detained at least 19 Palestinians, including minors and former prisoners, across the occupied West Bank, on predawn Thursday.

Palestine Prisoner’s Society (PPS) said that Israeli forces detained six Palestinians in the southern West Bank district of Hebron. They were identified as Muhib Wael al-Arjameh, 17, Muhammad Raed Nofel, Naim Abu Turki, Omar Diab Faroukh, Muhammad Salah Faroukh, and Ahmad Subhi al-Sous, 17.

In the central West Bank district of Jerusalem, two Palestinians were detained. PPS identified them as former prisoner, Muhammad Abu Shuwashe, and Al-Aqsa Mosque guard, Issam Najib.

In the central West Bank district of Ramallah, eight Palestinians were detained. They were identified as Ayed Anwar Mufarja, 35, Thaer Akram Abu Khalifa, Muhammad Louay al-Sous, 22, Yasser Nasser al-Sous, 22, Abed al-Rahman Hussein Ibrahim, 32, and Balal Ahmad Khalil, 23.

In the northern West Bank district of Salfit, one Palestinian was detained and identified as former prisoner, Zahran Ibrahim al-Deik.

In the northern West Bank district of Nablus, PPS said that two Palestinians were detained by Israeli forces. They were identified as Yazan Abu Ramila and Mudein daoud.

According to prisoners rights group Addameer, there are 5,440 Palestinian prisoners being held in Israeli prisons, including 209 minors, 46 of whom under 16 years old.

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