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Israel Detains 35 Palestinians, Including Minors, in West Bank

JERUSALEM, November 25, 2015 (WAFA) – Israeli army forces overnight detained 35 Palestinians, including minors, from across the West Bank districts and Jerusalem, according to local and official sources.

Israeli police detained seven Palestinians, including five minors, during raid and search campaigns conducted across the Jerusalem area.

Akram Mustafa, 15, Shadi Klaib, 15, Adham Sabta, 16, and Kareem Jaber were all detained from the East Jerusalem’s neighborhood of al-Issawiyeh.

In Jerusalem’s al-Thawri neighborhood of Silwan, police detained two minors identified as Ibrahim al-Taweel, 16, and Ahmad Ghrab, 17. Police also detained Ahmad Ibrahim after raiding and searching his home in the town of Anata to the northeast of Jerusalem.

Meanwhile in Hebron, Israeli army forces detained 10 Palestinians, including five minors.

Security and local sources informed WAFA Israeli army forces raided Beit Awa, southwest of Hebron, and detained Mohamed Masalma, Hamdi Masalma, 18, and Qosay Masalma after raiding and searching their houses. Qosay Shalash, 20, was detained from Hebron’s town of Dura.

Israeli forces also detained Nafez Muhtaseb, 28, Hamza Zama’ra, 17, Hamza Shalalda, 18,  and Tamer Awedat, from Hebron’s city  and the towns of Halhoul, Sa’ir, and al-Sheikh neighborhood, respectively.

Spokesman of the Anti-settlement and Wall Popular Committee, Mohammad Awad, said that Israeli soldiers detained Jamal Adi, 17, Mohammad Abu Dia, 16, and Mohammad Awad, 14, from the town of Beit Ummar, north of Hebron.

Israeli army further erected a checkpoint in al-Fawwar refugee camp and at some entrances of Hebron city, searching and inspecting the Identity Cards of passing Palestinian registered cars.

The Palestinian Prisoner’s Club (PPC) said Israeli army forces detained ten Palestinians, including minors, from al-Bireh and the Ramallah area. The detainees were identified as  Ghassan Shabayeh, 15, Basel Shabayeh, 17, Rafat Ali, 21, and Mohammad Dawood, 18, from al-Janyeh village to the west of Ramallah, in addition to Sanad Barghouthi, 16, Abdel-Rahman Baroughthi, 19, both from Deir Abu Mesha’l, Mohammed Abu Edeh, 26, from Qadora Refugee camp, and  Ihab Afaneh, 25, from Qalandia Refugee Camp.

Meanwhile in Kufr Niemeh, northwest of Ramallah, Israeli forces detained Saji Atyeh, 24, and Hasan Ataya, 18.

In the Bethlehem area, forces detained Mohammad Dar Salah from the town of Obadiah, Mohammad Marzouq, 23, from al-Khader town, and and Mazen Kalbyeh, 40, from al-Karkafa area, after raiding and searching their houses, said Coordinator of the Popular Committee against Settlements and the Apartheid Wall, Ahmad Salah.



In the Jenin area, forces detained Oday Hamada, 23, and a University student identified as Wisam Hanoun, 21, after raiding his family’s house in Jenin refugee camp. Forces further raided the homes of locals Hani Hijazi, and ex-detainee Ashraf al-Natour, however, no further arrests were made.

Amin al-Haj, 20, was detained from Tulkarem’s town of Bala, whereas Fares Hanani was detained by Israeli forces from the town of Beit Furik to the southeast of Nablus.

D.J./T.R.

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