JENIN, May 24, 2015 (WAFA) – Israeli forces
Sunday arrested nine Palestinians from across the West Bank, including
Jerusalem, as well as summoned two youths in Bethlehem for interrogation,
according to local and security sources.
Israeli forces arrested Amer Bajawi, 14, and
Snnd Masharqa, 16, while they were present near their homes in the town of
Yabod to the west of Jenin.
Forces further stormed Bir Al-Basha village,
southwest of Jenin city and raided the home of Sharif Ghawadreh, where they
interrogated its residents, destroyed the house’s furniture, and wreaked havoc
in its yard. However, no arrests were made.
Meanwhile in Jerusalem, Israeli police
arrested a 19-year-old Palestinian for allegedly stabbing two female Israeli
settlers in Jerusalem’s old city.
Israeli media sources said the 19-year-old was
taken to an interrogation center, while both settlers were transferred to
hospital for treatment, where their condition was described as moderate.
In the meantime, Israeli forces handed two
Palestinian youths notices ordering them to appear before the Israeli
intelligence for interrogation. They were identified as Abd al-Rahman Billo and
anwar Taqatqa, 21.
Forces further raided and searched several
homes in the town of Taqou to the east of Bethlehem.
Israeli
police also arrested six Palestinians, including a camera man who was severally
beaten before his arrest, while they were exiting al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem
for attempting to fend off settlers’ provocative tours to the mosque’s yards.
They were
identified as cameraman Mohammed al-Qazaz, in addition to Jarrah Abu Saleh,
Tamer Shla’ta ,Rami al-Fakhouri ,Qusai Dandis and another lady whose identity
is still unknown.
To be
noted, Jewish groups that define itself by the name of the alleged ancient
Temple have made calls urging Israeli settlers to mobilize the largest number
of settlers to storm al-Aqsa mosque, under the title ‘'Collective Pilgrimage to
the Temple Mount' to celebrate the Jewish holiday of ‘Shavuot’ that falls on
Sunday and Monday.
Meanwhile, Two Palestinian minors were ambushed and arrested by Israeli soldiers stationed at one of the separation wall gates to the west of the village of Faroun, south of Tulkarem.
They were identitifed as Abd al-Rahman Salih, 13, and Ibrahim Abu Thyab, 12.
The Palestinian military liaison intervened and helped release Abu Thyab, while Saleh remains detained up until the moment.
T.R.
