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Israel Detains 15 Palestinians, Summons Two Others from West Bank

HEBRON, November 30, 2015 (WAFA) – Israeli forces overnight detained 15 Palestinians and summoned two others from West Bank districts, said the Palestinian Prisoner’s Club (PPC), said security sources and a local activist.

Israeli forces detained ten Palestinians from Hebron, three others from Jenin, another from Nablus, in addition to one more from Tulkarem district. Forces also summoned two Palestinian locals from Bethlehem district.

In the southern West Bank district of Hebron, Israeli forces detained a Palestinian as they raided his family’s house in Taffuh town, west of the city.

The detainee was identified as Nouriddin al-Tarda, 18.

During the raid, forces broke into and ransacked another house belonging to ‘Aref Tayim, in addition to the family home of 18-year-old Taha al-Tarda, a Palestinian detainee incarcerated in Israeli jails.

Furthermore, forces detained Yazan al-Dhiba, 22, and Mahmoud Hudaib, 20, after breaking into and ransacking their families’ houses in Hebron’s al-Fawwar refugee camp

Another Palestinian was detained as forces raided Bani Na‘im town, east of the city. He was identified as Suleiman al-‘Adra.

Forces also raided Sa‘ir town, northeast of Hebron, where they proceeded to detain a Palestinian and seized two vehicles after breaking into and searching his house.

The detainee was identified as Bilal Jabbarin.

Furthermore, forces stormed several houses and detained three Palestinians from Beit Ummar town, north of the city. The detainees were identified as Muhammad Abu Maria, 42, Ikhdeir ‘Awad, 19, and ex-detainee Ahmad al-Salibi, 19.

WAFA reported on local anti-wall and settlement activist Mohammad ‘Awad as saying that forces further broke into and ransacked houses belonging to locals Omar Breighith, Hesham Abu Maria and ‘Abdul-Hamid ‘Awad, however, no arrests were made.

Forces also detained two more Palestinians from Hebron district. PPC identified them as Muhammad Bahr, 20, and Shehab ‘Adi, 20.

Meanwhile in the northern West Bank district of Jenin, forces detained three Palestinians, including a disabled former detainee, from Ya‘bad and al-Yamoun towns.

Forces raided Ya‘bad, where they proceeded to detain disabled ‘Adnan Hamarsha, 48, and his brother, ‘Ala’, 40, after breaking into and searching their house.

‘Adnan is a handicapped former detainee who have had a heart attack during his previous detention, where he spent 10 years in Israeli detention centers.

Forces also detained Owais Nawahda, 22, who is a student in the Tulkarem-based Palestine Technical School, after storming and searching his family’s house.

During the raid, forces stormed and tampered with the contents of several other houses. Some of the homeowners were identified as Mufid Abu Salah, Khalil Nawahda, his brother, Mazen, and Suleiman ‘Abahra.

In the meantime in the northern West Bank district of Tulkarem, forces detained a Palestinian from inside his home as they raided Zeita town, north of the city.

Large troops leading sniffer dogs stormed and ransacked a house belonging to Rabah al-Labadi, 28, a former detainee who spent 10 years in Israeli prisons and was released as part of Gilad Shalit prisoners swap deal in 2011, before detaining him.

In the northern West Bank district of Nablus, forces detained a Palestinian after storming and tampering with the contents of his house in al-Makhfiyya neighborhood.

The detainee was identified as Baha’ ‘Abdul-Haq.

During the predawn raids, forces stormed two other houses belonging to the families of Ashraqat Qatanani and ‘Ala’ Hashash; who were shot dead by Israeli forces.

In Bethlehem district, forces summoned two Palestinians from ‘Aida refugee camp, north of the city.

Muhammad al-‘Aq, 41, Khader Da‘amsa, 30, were handed notices ordering them to turn themselves to Israeli intelligence in Gush Etzion detention and interrogation center.

K.F./T.R.

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