RAMALLAH, February 9, 2016 (WAFA) – At least 18 Palestinians, including two minors, were on Tuesday detained by Israeli troops across the West Bank districts and Jerusalem, most of them during predawn raids, according to the Palestinian Prisoners’ Society (PPS).

In Hebron district, Israeli forces detained seven Palestinians, including a minor girl, who was identified as Deema al-Wawi, 13. Israeli troops claimed that al-Wawi, who hails from the town of Halhoul near Hebron, had a knife on her possession at the time she was detained outside the settlement of Karmie Tzur, an illegal Israeli settlement north of Hebron.

The six others who were detained in Hebron were identified as Anas Mujahed, Mahmoud al-Haddad, Hatem Taha, Rashid Sabarneh, 31, Yousef Sabarneh, 21, Rushdi Sabarneh, 20, Nasri Sabarneh.

Meanwhile in Ramallah district, in central West Bank, Israeli forces detained five local Palestinians during a predawn offensive in the villages of Bil’in and Arora. They were identified as Sharar Mansour, 32, Mohammad Adib Abu Rahmeh, 23, Hamada Arouri, 29, Saleh Arouri, 23, and Abdullah Arouri, 29.

In Jerusalem, Israeli police reportedly detained a woman and a teenager. The woman was identified as Marsil Salameh, 40. The teenager, 16 years old, was detained by Israeli police outside Damascus Gate in Jerusalem, allegedly after a knife was found on her possession.

Meanwhile in Tulkarm district, Israeli forces detained two Palestinians, identified as Mustafa Awadiya and Shadwan Ashqar.

Israeli army also detained Ammar Ajouri, a Palestinian from Aida refugee camp, near Bethlehem, after he was summoned by the Israeli intelligence for interrogation.

Israeli troops further broke into the town of Tammoun, in Tubas district, and detained a local Palestinian, who was identified as Mohammad Hassna Basharat.

M.N