Israeli Forces Detain 18 Palestinians in West Bank Raids

Rasa - Israeli forces Tuesday detained 18 Palestinians, including two minors and a journalist, in multiple overnight raids across the West Bank, said Palestine Prisoner’s Society (PPS).

News ID: 432704

Date: 26 September 2017 - 20:24

RNA - Israeli forces detained six Palestinians, including two former prisoners, after storming their homes in the Northern West Bank district of Nablus, Wafa reported.

Two other Palestinians were detained from Qalqiliya district and the Jenin-district town of Jaba in the northern West Bank.

Meanwhile, three Palestinians, including a minor, were detained in separate raids across Jerusalem district.

This came as a Palestinian man from East Jerusalem neighborhood of Suwaneh was released after being detained for 17 days on condition that he pays $840 fine and not enter Jerusalem.

In the southern West Bank, Israeli forces raided Bethlehem-district village of Husan and Aida refugee camp, where they detained at least four Palestinians.

Forces also raided Dura town, south of Hebron, where they detained a Palestinian young man.

PPS said a 14-year-old Palestinian minor was detained during a raid in the Hebron district.

PPS added another Palestinian was stopped and detained at al-Container military checkpoint, northeast of Jerusalem. The detainee is reportedly a resident of al-Arroub refugee camp.

This came as Abdul-Rahman Awad, who works as a journalist,  was detained during a predawn military raid into Budrus town, northwest of Ramallah.

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