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UPDATE (3): Israeli Army Detains 46 Palestinians in West Bank, Jerusalem

HEBRON, October 27, 2015 (WAFA) – Israeli forces late Monday and early Tuesday detained 46 Palestinians, including minors, from across the West Bank districts, including Jerusalem, bringing the total number of Palestinians detained since the beginning of violent unrest in October 1, 2015, to 1085, according to local and security sources.

Forces detained nine Palestinians during a raid and search campaign conducted  across the Hebron area.

In Hebron city, army soldiers detained four Palestinians after raiding and wreaking havoc into their homes. They were identified as Majd al-Ajloni, 20, Rani al-Rajabi, 18, Na’im al-Rajabi, 37, and Jalal al-Shwaiki, 23.

Forces further detained another local, who was identified as Mo’tasem E’bido, from his workplace in central Hebron.

In Hebron’s Beit Ummar town to the north, forces detained four Palestinians, including two ex-detainees and two minors, after raiding and searching several homes in the area. The detainees were identified as ex-detainees Nabil abu Mariya, 30, and Mohab Bahr, 21.

Forces also detained two brothers identified as 17-year-old Mohammed, and 15-year-old Mo’ayyad Abu Mariya. They further summoned their father, Ayish, 42, and 11-year-old brother, Malik, notices ordering them to appear before the Israeli intelligence for interrogation.

Local Ahmad Abu Hashem, 48, was also summoned for interrogation.

Forces reportedly used tear gas canisters against locals before withdrawing from the town, however, no injuries were reported.

To be noted, the total number of Palestinians detained from Beit Ummar town since the beginning of October, 2015, reached 49, including 22 detainees under the age of 18.

Meanwhile, forces raided and searched a commercial building in the town, as well as seized the surveillance cameras from a bus company in the city.

In Hebron’s town of Yatta, forces detained Mo’ayyad al-Barawi, 17, as well as raided, searched, and wreaked havoc into a house belonging to local Khaled al-Shamasli. However, no further arrests were made.

Furthermore in Hebron, forces detained two sisters at one of the gates leading to al-Ibrahimi mosque in Hebron, after severely beating them up as they cried for help. They were identified as 17-year-old  Jihan, and 21-year-old Nora Erekat. They were both taken to an unknown destination.

Forces also detained two of the mosque’s guards, for attempting to rescue the aforementioned sisters from the  soldiers’ attack. The guards were identified as Salah and Jehad al-Ja’abari.

In Nablus, the army detained three Palestinians from Deit Sharaf area to the west. They were identified as Ameer Faqha’, Ibrahim Nasir, and Ibrahim Nasir. Forces further stormed the nearby town of Bita, where they proceeded to raid several homes, however, no arrests were made.

In the meantime, forces detained Ahmad M. Amarneh, 22, and Ahmad E. Amarneh, both from Jenin’s town of Yabod, at a flying military checkpoint set up to the west of Yabod.

Locals Qais Al-Sa’adi and Tha’er Jaradat were also detained by the army from Jenin’s Refugee Camp, after the latter raided and searched several homes in the area, amid the heavy firing of tear gas canisters and stun grenades, which provoked clashes with locals.

Also in Jenin, forces late Monday night detained four Palestinian college students, all of whom are from Jenin’s village of  al- fandaqumiya, while they were present inside Khadori university’s campus in Tulkarem.  They were identified as Saif Huwwara, 21, Lo’ay Abbas, 20, ahmad al-Darbi, 20, Mohammed Qararya, 20.

In Bethlehem, soldiers detained five Palestinians from the Najajreh family after raiding and searching their families’ homes in the village of Nahalin to the west. The detainees were identified as Mahmoud F., 19, Ibrahim, 21, Hassan, 21, Abdel-Rahim, 21, and Mahmoud A, 21.

Forces also detained Mohammed al-Horoob, 20, at a military checkpoint stationed at the western entrance of the town of Fajjar to the south of Bethlehem.

Meanwhile in Jerusalem, Israeli police detained Majd Seyyam from Wadi al-Joz neighborhood, in addition to Abdel Halim Abu Zeyyad, and Ameer Shtat, from the town of Izariyyeh to the southeast.

In the meantime, the army detained eight Palestinians from Ramallah and al-Bireh. They were identified as Ashraf al-Khalili, Sohaib Rabi’e, Mohammed Sohail, Ra’afat Eis, Saddam, Yazan, Waleed, and Samih al-Tamimi.

In Qalqilia, forces detained two brothers from Kafr Thalth area. They were identified as ex-detainee Khaled and Yousif Odeh.

T.R.

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