JENIN, December 19, 2015 (WAFA) – Israeli forces overnight detained a Palestinian and summoned four others during predawn raids into a number of West Bank districts, said security sources and a local activist.

Israeli forces raided the northern West Bank city of Jenin and detained a Palestinian identified as Muhammad Nazzal, 22. Forces further confiscated Nazzal’s laptop after breaking into and ransacking his family’s house in Marah neighborhood.

During the raid, forces stormed and searched several other houses in the area, interrogating their occupants after forcing them to stay outside in the cold winter weather.

Three homeowners were identified as Muhammad Nazzal, ‘Omar al-Sakran, and his brother, Mahmoud.

Meanwhile, forces summoned two Palestinians during a predawn raid into a Bethlehem town.

Forces raided Beit Fajjar town, south of Bethlehem, and handed Mujahed Thawabta, 24, and his cousin, Isma‘il, 28, notices ordering them to turn themselves over to the Israeli intelligence.

In the meantime in Hebron district, forces summoned other Palestinians and ransacked several houses.

WAFA reported on anti-wall and settlement activist Muhammad ‘Awad as saying that forces raided Beit Ummar, a town north of the city, where they stormed several houses and summoned two Palestinians.

Youssef Ikhlail, 35, a former detainee, and his relative, Muhammad, 20, were handed similar notices.

During the raid, troops fired stun grenades toward Palestinian houses before retreating to the nearby Israeli settlement of Karmei Zur.

Furthermore, troops broke into and ransacked a number of Palestinian houses in Hebron city.

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