Israeli Forces Detain 12 Palestinians from Bethlehem Refugee Camp

Rasa - Israeli forces detained 12 Palestinians during a raid on Aida refugee camp in Bethlehem in the West Bank, Palestinian security sources said on Thursday.

News ID: 427052

Date: 02 February 2017 - 17:43

RNA - They said an Israeli army unit raided the camp and detained 12 people after searching and ransacking their family homes, WAFA reported.

Two others were given summons to appear before the Israeli intelligence.

Earleir on Wednesday, Israeli forces raided the Makassed hospital in occupied East Jerusalem, and detained a youth from the Jenin district of the occupied West Bank.

Locals told Ma’an that Israeli forces raided the hospital and conducted searches in all of its sections before raiding the obstetrics and gynecology departments and detaining a Palestinian youth there.

The youth had arrived in an ambulance earlier in the day in order to escort his mother to the hospital.

The reasons behind the raid remained unknown, and the identity of the Palestinian youth has not yet been released.

The hospital was raided several times in 2015 when a wave of violence erupted across the occupied Palestinian territory and Israel.

During one such incident, Israeli police had threatened doctors who did not report the names of those treated after being injured in clashes with Israeli forces.

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