Israeli Forces Detain 11 Palestinians from West Bank

Rasa - Israeli forces Sunday detained 11 Palestinians from the occupied West Bank and Jerusalem, said the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society (PPS).

News ID: 432494

Date: 17 September 2017 - 23:43

RNA - In a statement, PPS said Israeli soldiers detained four people from Jerusalem, two from Qalqilya, other two from Hebron and one from Bethlehem,WAFA reported.

Israeli forces also detained two Palestinians from several areas in Ramallah.

Earlier, Israeli forces raided a number of Hebron area locations, showered them with tear gas and arrested one person, according to Palestinian security sources and WAFA correspondents.

Soldiers raided the town of al-Samoa, south of Hebron, where they detained Nizar Abu Arqoub, 20, after breaking into and ransacking his family home, the security sources told WAFA.

Meanwhile, Israeli soldiers fired tear gas grenades at civilian homes in the area of al-Hareeqa, east of Hebron, causing dozens to suffer from inhaling the gas.

WAFA correspondent said Israeli forces raided the neighborhood located close to the illegal Kiryat Arba settlement and fired tear gas at homes.

The soldiers also raided and ransacked several homes in the area.

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