HEBRON,
November 2, 2015 (WAFA) – Israeli forces detained overnight 12 Palestinians,
including four minors, and summoned three others from various West Bank
districts, said security sources and local anti-settlement activist.
Israeli
forces detained six Palestinians from Hebron district, five others from Nablus
city and another from Bethlehem district.
Local
anti-settlement Muhammad ‘Awad told WAFA that Israeli forces raided Beit Ummar
town, north of the southern West Bank city of Hebron, where they broke into and
ransacked several houses in Abu Hashim, Bahar and Khallit al-‘Ein
neighborhoods.
Three
Palestinian minors were detained during the predawn raid and transferred to the
nearby detention and interrogation center of Gush Etzion. They were identified
as Muhyi Abu Maria, 18, Qusai Abu Hashim, 17, and ‘Amr ‘Arar, 15.
Forces
interrogated Ziad ‘Awad after breaking into his house in Khallit al-‘Ayn
neighborhood and confiscated his video camera, which he uses to document
Israeli forces raids.
Two
more Palestinians were detained during separate raids into Bani Na‘im and Yatta
towns.
Forces
raided Bani Na‘im, where they proceeded to detain a Palestinian after breaking
into and ransacking his house. The detainee was identified as Muhammad
al-Hajjuj, 17.
During
the raid, forces broke into the houses belonging to Tariq al-Natsha, Bayan
al-‘Essili and Dania Irsheid al-Husseini, who were all shot dead by Israeli
forces following alleged stabbing attempts in October, and took measurements
for the houses in preparation for possible demolition.
This
came a day after thousands of Palestinians attended the joint funeral
procession of five Palestinians who
were killed by Israeli forces following alleged stabbing attempts over the last
month in Hebron. Al-Natsha,16,
al-‘Essili, 16, al-Husseini, 17, were among the five who were laid to their
rest.
Forces
also detained Mahmoud al-‘Adra, 16, after breaking into and searching his house
in Yatta, south of Hebron, while Israeli soldiers detained a young Palestinian woman
after assaulting her in the vicinity of the Ibrahimi Mosque in the Old City of
Hebron. The detainee was identified as Tartil al-Takrouri, 18.
Meanwhile
in Nablus city, Israeli forces detained five Palestinians during a predawn raid
into the city.
Forces
detained Ahmad Ja‘ara, Muhammad al-‘Azizi, ‘Izz Abu al-Kalbat, Muhammad Fattum
and Ahmad al-Qani after breaking into and vandalizing their houses.
As
they raided Ja‘ara’s house, forces seized the sum of INS 23,000 (about $6,000).
In
the meantime in Bethlehem district, forces detained a Palestinian and summoned
three others as they raided Beit Fajjar town, south of the city.
Forces
detained Ibrahim Qawasma, 23, and handed Saleh Thawabta, 31, ‘Ala’ Sammur, 26,
and his cousin, Na’el, 21, notices summoning them to appear before the Israeli
intelligence.
K.F/M.H
