HEBRON, January 24, 2016 (WAFA) – Israeli forces on Sunday detained at least four Palestinians in Hebron, including a former minister and a member of the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC), and summoned six others from other areas for interrogation, according to local and security sources.
Army forces stormed Nemra neighborhood in Hebron and detained Issa Jabari, former Minister of Local Government and a member of Hamas, after raiding his house and smashing its main gate.
Army also detained Hatem Qefesha, a member of the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC), in Hebron, after raiding his house in the city. Only two hours prior to his arrest, unknown assailants attacked and set fire to Qefesha’s car, which was parking outside his house.
Army forces broke into other towns across the Hebron district, but there were no further reports of arrests.
Meanwhile, Israeli troops stormed Dehesheh refugee camp near Bethlehem, where they summoned four Palestinians to appear before the Israeli intelligence for interrogation at nearby Gush Etzion military compound.
During the Israeli offensive in Dehesheh, soldiers stormed a commercial store and seized its surveillance cameras.
In Ramallah district, army forces broke into the village of Beit Reema, where they also summoned two local Palestinians to appear for interrogation.
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