RAMALLAH, December 16, 2015 (WAFA) – Israeli forces
detained overnight and Tuesday evening a total of 20 Palestinians, including at
least five people who were physically assaulted, from West Bank districts, said
security sources and detainees’ families.
Israeli forces detained 11 Palestinians from Ramallah
district, five from Hebron, two from Nablus, and two others from from Tulkarem
and Jenin.
In the central West Bank district of Ramallah, forces
raided al-Lubban al-Gharbi village, northwest of Ramallah, where they proceeded
to detain four Palestinians after breaking into and ransacking their houses.
Four more Palestinians were detained as forces
raided Ramallah city and Qalandiya refugee camp.
The detainees were identified as Muhammad Radi, Mus‘ab
Samhan, Khalil Khalil, Saif Daghlas, Muhammad Abu Latifa, Rabi‘ Hamad, Muslim
al-Barghuthi and Ihab Naser.
This came several hours after Israeli troops physically
assaulted and detained three Palestinian brothers at a military checkpoint at
the western entrance of Silwad town, east of Ramallah.
WAFA reported witnesses as saying that troops stationed
at the checkpoint opened fire at the car carrying the three brothers, causing
damage to the car's body.
The three brothers identified as Ibrahim, 30, Mustafa,
24, and Mahmoud Hamed, 20, were then ordered out of the car, beaten up and
detained.
WAFA also reported witnesses as saying that troops beat
up Ibrahim on the head and dragged him under the military vehicle.
Troops also beat up and briefly detained another Palestinian
identified as Omar Hammad, 24, at the checkpoint.
In the southern West Bank district of Hebron, troops
detained five Palestinians during predawn raids across the district.
Two Palestinians were detained as troops broke into and
ransacked their houses in Hebron city. They were identified as Tha’er
al-Fakhuri, who works as a journalist, and Saubhi al-Qawasmi.
Troops detained another Palestinian identified as Adham
al-Tarada after storming his house in Taffuh town, west of the city.
During the predawn raid, troops broke into and ransacked
two houses belonging to the families of ‘Abdul-Mohsin Hassouna, a Palestinian
who was shot dead by Israeli police, and Muhammad al-Tarada, a detainee
incarcerated in Israeli jails.
Hassouna was shot dead by Israeli police after he rammed
his car into at a Jerusalem bus station, injuring eight Israelis on Monday
afternoon.
Troops also detained another Palestinian identified as
Youssef al-Birawi, 16, after beating him up and ransacking his family’s house
during a predawn raid into Bani Na‘im town, east of the city.
Another Palestinian identified as Islam Abu Farda was
detained as troops raided al-Samou‘ town, south of the city.
Troops also stormed and tampered with the contents of the
family house of ‘Issa al-Hroub in the Hebron town of Sa‘ir.
Al-Hroub, 55, was shot dead five days ago near Hebron
after he allegedly attempted to ram his car into Israeli soldiers at a
checkpoint.
Meanwhile in the northern West Bank district of Nablus,
troops detained two Palestinians during predawn raids into the district.
Troops detained Mahmoud ‘Asida, 24, as they raided Tell,
south of the city.
Furthermore, Muhammad al-Nadi, 25, was detained as troops
raided ‘Askar refugee camp.
In the meantime in Tulkarem in the northern West Bank,
Israeli forces detained a Palestinian identified as Muhammad Khamis, 25, after
storming his family’s house.
WAFA reported on Muhammad’s father, Bilal, as saying that
during the raid, troops seized a number of computers and laptops from the
family house and stormed Dar al-Hikma bookshop and seized its surveillance
cameras.
In the northern West Bank district of Jenin, forces
detained a Palestinian after storming and wreaking havoc into his house in
Jenin refugee camp.
The detainee was identified as Ramzi al-Hindi, 21.
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