RAMALLAH, Thursday, November 26, 2020 (WAFA) – Israeli occupation forces today detained 19 Palestinians from various parts of the occupied territories, including 12 from Ramallah, according to the Palestine Prisoner’s Society (PPS).
It said in a press statement that six of the 12 detainees were identified as residents of Kobar village, northwest of Ramallah, and included brothers.
Two others were identified as residents of al-Mughayyir village, northeast of Ramallah city, one from Kufr Malik, and the remaining three, including a former prisoner, as residents of Birzeit town, north of the city.
The raids triggered confrontations during which soldiers opened fire towards local youngsters. No injuries were reported though.
In Jenin district in the north of the West Bank, the Israeli military stormed Arraba town, southwest of Jenin city, where soldiers rounded up three Palestinians after raiding and ransacking their family homes.
In Hebron district, PPS said an Israeli military raid in Beit Kahel town, north of the city, resulted in the detention of Palestinian youth.
In Bethlehem district, Israeli forces detained a youth after raiding Dheisheh refugee camp, south of Bethlehem city, and searching his family home.
In occupied East Jerusalem, Israeli forces raided Isawiyya neighborhood where they detained two youths, one of them was identified as a 15-year-old teen.
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