Israeli Forces Detain 23 Palestinians, in Raids across West Bank

Rasa - Israeli forces carried out raids across the occupied West Bank, detaining 23 Palestinians, according to the local sources.

News ID: 435060

Date: 01 December 2017 - 20:59

RNA - Locals in the West Bank said those arrested include three Palestinians were detained by the Israeli forces in the southern district of Bethlehem, Ma'an reported.

They added that Israeli forces carried out search and detention raids in Bethlehem city, where they assaulted and detained a Palestinian identified as Muhammad Fayez al-Dibs.

In the Bethlehem-area Husan village, Israeli forces detained two teenagers identified as Ismail Hasan Hamamreh, 19, and Yazan Khalid Badr Shusheh, 19, after raiding and searching their homes.

Israeli forces also raided the al-Arroub refugee camp in the Northern Hebron district and detained a former prisoner identified as Said Thib Hajajreh, and two “children,” identified as Ammar Muhammad Mahmoud Jawabreh and Ibrahim Ahmad Jawabreh.

According to United Nations documentation, Israeli forces conducted 147 search and arrest operations across the West Bank between November 7 and November 20.

Meanwhile, Addameer recorded 6,198 Palestinians were detained by Israel as of October. The group has estimated that some 40 percent of Palestinian men will be detained by Israel at some point in their lives.

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