BETHLEHEM, Wednesday, August 07, 2019 (WAFA) – Israeli forces today detained eight Palestinians, including a minor, from various parts of the West Bank, said security and local sources.

Israeli forces detained two Palestinians, including a 15-year-old boy, after storming their families’ houses in Aida refugee camp, north of Bethlehem.

Forces detained another from al-Doha town, west of Bethlehem, and two others from al-Khader town, south of Bethlehem.

In Jerusalem, Israeli police rounded up a Palestinian after beating him up in the vicinity of Bab al-Rahma prayer area inside Al-Aqsa Mosque compound.

Muhannad Idris, who serves as a Waqf-appointed guard at the mosque compound, sustained cuts and injuries, before being detained and moved to an Israeli hospital.

In the northern West Bank, witnesses confirmed an Israeli military raid in Qalqiliya city, resulting in the detention of two Palestinian brothers.

Israeli forces frequently raid Palestinian houses almost on a daily basis across the West Bank on the pretext of searching for “wanted” Palestinians, triggering clashes with residents.

These raids, which take place also in areas under the full control of the Palestinian Authority, are conducted with no need for a search warrant, whenever and wherever the military chooses in keeping with its sweeping arbitrary powers.

According to Palestinian figures, roughly 5,700 Palestinians -- including numerous women and children -- are currently languishing in Israeli detention facilities.

K.F.