RAMALLAH,
July 7, 2015 (WAFA) – Israeli forces Tuesday detained 10 Palestinians,
including two minors, from various West Bank districts, and shot and injured a
minor during clashes near Ramallah, said local sources.
Israeli
military vehicles raided at dawn the town of Silwad to the east of Ramallah,
where soldiers accompanied with tracking dogs broke into and ransacked several
homes, spreading panic among residents, especially children, and sparking
clashes.
During
the dawn raid, forces detained three residents identified as two brothers
Abdullah and Ali Hamed and Amjad al-Najjar.
Forces
further broke into and thoroughly searched two houses belonging to Ahmad Subhi
and Yousef al-Najjar, where they seized the homes’ private surveillance
cameras.
During
clashes that erupted in the wake of the raid, forces fired tear gas canisters,
stun grenades and rubber-coated steel bullets towards residents, however, no
injuries were reported.
Meanwhile
in Jerusalem, forces detained an unidentified number of Palestinians and
summoned at least a youth during overnight house-to-house raids across several
neighborhoods, including Jabal Az-Zaytoun neighborhood that overlooks the Old
City.
WAFA
correspondent reported that police detained two Palestinian minors from
Jerusalem city. Both detainees remain unidentified.
During
the raid in Jabal Az-Zaytoun neighborhood, police detained several Palestinians
after breaking into and ransacking their homes.
One
detainee was identified as Ahmad al-Tamimi.
This
came several hours after police Monday evening summoned a Palestinian from the
same neighborhood after breaking into his family’s home.
Police
handed the homeowner a notice ordering him to turn his son, Akram, over to the
Israeli intelligence for inteerogation. Akram is currently banned from entering
Al-Aqsa Mosque compound.
Meanwhile
in Hebron district, forces detained a Palestinian from the Hebron neighborhood
of Tal Rumeida. The detainee was identified as ‘Abed al-Dwaik, 19.
Other
local media reported that forces arrested three other Palestinians from
Jerusalem, Bethlehem and Ramallah districts.
Wattan
news agency reported that Israeli police stormed Jerusalem’s Shu‘fat refugee
camp, where they detained a Palestinian young man identified as Nour Abu Zneid.
In
the meantime in Bethlehem district, forces raided Nahalin village, where they
broke into and searched several homes and detained Bara’ Abu Ghayada, 19.
In
Ramallah district, a Palestinian was detained following clashes that broke out
between Israeli forces and Palestinian youths in al-Jalazoun refugee camp. The
detainee was identified as Muhammad Safi.
Forces
raided and wreaked havoc in several homes in the camp, spurring clashes with
residents. A Palestinian minor identified as Bara’a al-Ramahi, 16, was shot and
injured with a rubber-coated steel bullet during the raid.
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