HEBRON, August 19, 2026 (WAFA) — Israeli occupation forces detained eight Palestinians on Wednesday from the town of al-Dhahiriya, south of Hebron.

Palestinian security and local sources told WAFA that those detained were identified as Hussein Mohammad Hussein al-Batat, his brother Bassam and his son Walid Bassam al-Batat, Nassar Abdel Latif Hammad al-Tal, Bara Rami al-Hawarin, Loay al-Batat, Qassam Mohammad Mansour al-Qaisiya, and Mohammad Zaid al-Qaisiya.

The detainees were taken to an undisclosed location after Israeli forces searched their homes and ransacked their contents.

The forces also searched several homes in al-Dhahiriya belonging to members of the al-Tal, al-Shabaan, Awaisa, Qaisiya and Abu Allan families, and raided the towns of Bani Na'im and al-Samu', where they searched several vehicles.

Israeli forces also set up several military checkpoints at the entrances to Hebron and its towns, villages and refugee camps, while closing a number of main and secondary roads with iron gates, concrete blocks and earth mounds.

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