TULKAREM, December 30, 2015 (WAFA) – Israeli forces Wednesday detained eight Palestinians from the West Bank districts of Tulkarem and Hebron, according to local and security sources.

In Tulkarem city and the nearby Shwakeh Neighborhood, armed Israeli soldiers detained four Palestinians, including two 18-year-old twin sisters.

A large military force reportedly raided a number of Palestinian homes, searching it thoroughly, before detaining  two twin sisters identified as Diana and Nadya Khwaled, 18.

Meanwhile, local Hamza Hammed was detained from the Shwakeh neighborhood to the north of the city, whereas Mohammed Salman was detained from the southern part of the city.

in Hebron, forces detained three Palestinians, including a minor, during a raid into the town of Tarqumiya to the west.

The detainees were identified as Ala’a Dababseh, 24, Ra’ef Qabajha, 24, and Hassan Mrqatan, 16.

Forces also detained a 15-year-old student near Abu Irish Israeli military checkpoint in the Old City of Hebron. Local sources reported that Osama Abu Qwader, 15, was detained following clashes that broke out with Israeli troops near the school zone in Hebron’s old city.

In the meantime, Israeli soldiers broke into three Palestinian-owned homes in the Ramallah town of Silwad, interrogating occupants and thoroughly searching all three homes. However no arrests were made. Forces reportedly used police dogs while searching the homes.

The Commission of Prisoners’ Affairs (CPA) said 6,830 Palestinians were detained by Israeli troops in the occupied Palestinian Territory since the beginning of the year 2015, marking the highest rate of daily arrests in five years.

It said 3285 Palestinians were detained in the past three months alone since the beginning of violent unrest in early October.

To be noted, the Palestinian Detainees and Ex-Detainees Committee Studies and Documentation Unit said in a report that Israel has detained a total of 5,934 children over the past five years.

T.R.