WEST BANK, April 1, 2015 (WAFA) – Israeli army and police Wednesday conducted mass arrests during predawn and night raids across the West Bank and Jerusalem, with at least 16 Palestinians reported arrested in the past 24 hours, according to local and security sources.

In Jerusalem, Israeli police arrested eight local residents, who, according to Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association (ADDAMEER), were identified as Fo’ad Ebeid, Omar Wazzouz, Hazem Dejani, Malek Shweki, Yousef Abu Shousha, Aziz Abu Sarhan, Morad Abu Sarhan and Ali Abidiya.

According to ADDAMEER, the latest arrests push up the number of those who were arrested during the past 48 hours to 38 Palestinians in the Jerusalem governorate alone.

Meanwhile in Jenin, 19-year-old Ahmad Salim Noursi was injured with a live bullet in the right leg during confrontations with Israeli army, which broke into the adjacent Jenin refugee camp. The army raided and searched several homes before arresting two Palestinians in the camp. They were identified as Ahmad Quraini, 21, and Abdal-Karim Abul-Fouz, 19.

Security sources said the army force, which raided the camp, used three locals, including a woman, as a human shield during their house raids.

In the meantime, army broke into Hebron and arrested four residents, including three students of the Palestine Polytechnic University, after raiding and searching their homes and sabotaging the furniture. The four were identified as Ra’ed Sharabati, 44, As’ad Imam, 24, Anas Abu Hadid, 21, and Abder-Rahman Khatib, 22.

Another army force also stormed the nearby towns of Yatta, Sa’ir and finally Idna, where they raided and searched the house of Mohammad Abu Jehesha, a member of the Palestine Legislative Council.

Meanwhile in Bethlehem, Israeli army stormed the village of Hosan, west of the city, and arrested Ahmad Sabatin, 16.

Israeli forces also broke into the town of Azzoun, east of Qalqilia, before arresting 18-year-old Anas Salim, after raiding and sabotaging the furniture of his home.

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