Israeli Forces Detain 19 Palestinians in West Bank

Rasa - Israeli forces detained at least 19 Palestinians in raids across the occupied West Bank, according to Palestinian sources.

News ID: 433393

Date: 25 October 2017 - 18:36

RNA - The Palestinian Prisoner’s Society reported that 16 Palestinians were detained, saying that five were detained in the Qabatiya town, near Jenin, five others in Bethlehem, two from Hebron, two from Qalqiliya, and one from Ramallah, Ma'an reported.

Locals in the Hebron-area village of Beit Awwa, located in the Southern West Bank, said that Israeli forces detained Muhammad Yasser Abd al-Razeq Masalma after raiding his, and several other homes in the area.

Israeli raids in Palestinian towns, villages, and refugee camps are a daily occurrence in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem.

According to United Nations documentation, Israeli forces conducted 121 search and arrest operations across the West Bank and arrested 205 Palestinians, including nine children, between September 26 and October 9.

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