JENIN, September 12, 2017 (WAFA) – Israeli forces detained in overnight raids in the West Bank at least 10 Palestinians, including two minors, security sources said on Tuesday.

Israeli forces detained two Palestinians after ransacking their family homes during a raid that sparked clashes in Rumana village, west of Jenin in the northern West Bank.

Troops opened fire at local youths who protested the raid and attempted to block their passage. No injuries were reported though.

Another Palestinian from the village of al-Yamoun, west of Jenin, was reportedly detained.

Israeli troops also detained a Palestinian at a checkpoint near Silat al-Harithiya, northwest of Jenin, as he was on his way back home from the Arab American University in Jenin.

Another Palestinian was detained after being stopped at a military checkpoint near Shavei Shomron settlement, northwest of Nablus. The detainee was reportedly a resident of Jenin-district town of Jaba.

In the southern West Bank, Israeli forces conducted a predawn raid into Beit Fajjar, south of Bethlehem, where they detained two Palestinians.

Another Palestinian, identified as a former prisoner, was detained from Hebron city in the southern West Bank.

Israeli troops meanwhile detained a 15-year-old Palestinian minor near the Ibrahimi mosque in Hebron allegedly for having a knife in his possession.

In Jerusalem, Israeli police detained an employee of the Islamic Waqf, which is responsible for Al-Aqsa Mosque compound.

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