TULKAREM, December 10, 2015 (WAFA) – Israeli forces overnight detained 31 Palestinians, including four minors, from West Bank districts, said the Palestine Prisoner's Society (PPS) and security sources.

Israeli forces detained 10 Palestinians from Tulkarem district, seven from Jerusalem district, seven from Hebron district, three from Jenin district, two from Ramallah district, one from Bethlehem district and another from Jericho district.

Israeli forces detained ten Palestinians from the northern West Bank district of Tulkarem.

They were identified as Ibrahim, 20, and Muhammad ‘Amar, Nimer Ibrahim, 16, Ibrahim Youssef, 22, ‘Omar, 20, and ‘Amer al-Ashqar,  Muhammad Saruji, Ahmad Hamed, 22, ‘Ala’ Khalid and Mahmoud Farajallah.

In Jerusalem district, Israeli police detained three Palestinians identified as, Fahmi and Ahmad Salymeh, 16, and Ashraf Burqan, 18, after breaking into and ransacking their families’ houses in the Jerusalem neighborhood of ath-Thuri, south of Al-Aqsa Mosque compound.

Police also raided Qalandiya refugee camp, north of Jerusalem, where they detained Ibrahim Zayed after breaking into and ransacking his house.

This came several hours after undercover Israeli units detained a Palestinian minor in the vicinity of Qalandiya military checkpoint. The detainee was identified as 15-year-old Sayf Abu Ltifa. 

Police also detained two other Palestinians, according to a statement from Palestine Prisoners Society. They were identified as Malik Naser, and Nasim Qleib (or Klieb), 17.

Meanwhile in the southern West Bank district of Hebron, forces detained Ahmad Abu Sneineh, 16, at the military checkpoint of Abu al-Rish in the southern section of Hebron city. 

This came several hours after forces detained a Palestinian identified as Saleh al-Rajabi, 30, after storming and searching his house in Hebron city. 

Another Palestinian identified as ‘Ubaida Abu Sbeiha, 21, was detained as forces stormed his house during a raid into Yatta town, south of Hebron.

Furthermore, another Palestinian identified as ‘Imad Abu al-Jadayel, 21, was detained as forces raided As-Samou‘ town, south of Hebron.

The detention raid came several hours after forces detained a Palestinian from al-Fawwar refugee camp, south of Hebron on Wednesday evening.

Soldiers stationed at al-Container military checkpoint detained Muhammad Az-Zida, 20, while he was travelling to his hometown.

Two more Palestinians were detained from Hebron district. They were identified in a press release issued by PPS as Ahmad Badawi and Muhammad Adh-Dhiba.

In the meantime, three Palestinians were detained from the northern West Bank city of Jenin. Israeli police detained the three men, who were not identified, from the northern Israeli city of Afula.

Furthermore, two more Palestinians were detained from the central West Bank district of Ramallah. The detainees were identified as ‘Ala’ al-Tamimi, from Nabi Saleh village, and Muhammad Tafesh.

Furthermore, forces detained a Palestinian identified as ‘Abed Masalmeh from the southern West Bank city of Bethlehem.

Another Palestinian identified as Ahmad Drai‘at was detained from Jericho.

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