The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) launched a campaign of raids and arrests of several Palestinian citizens on Monday night and at dawn Tuesday in various areas of the West Bank and Jerusalem. Clashes erupted and several Palestinians were wounded by Israeli shooting.
In Nablus IOF stormed the city and raided several houses in separate areas. Clashes broke out and a young man was injured by bullet splinters in his face and was taken to hospital for treatment.
IOF stormed the house of the prisoner Ragheb Alaiwi in the upper suburb and tampered with its contents and the house of the prisoner Karam Al-Masry near Al-Rawda College.
IOF also raided Iraq Burin town south of the city and raided the home of the ex-prisoner Malik Qadus.
In Bethlehem IOF arrested Montaser Riyad Abu Sorour and Hamza Abdul Aziz Abu Sorour after raiding their families’ homes and searched them in Aida refugee camp north of the city.
The IOF soldiers broke into the house of Rami Al-Sahouri in Beit Sahour and searched it without any arrests reported.
In Ramallah IOF arrested Jihad Al-Nahas after storming his house and tampering with its contents in Al-Bireh city. Confrontations also erupted during which the IOF soldiers fired tear gas canisters at the Palestinian youths. Several Palestinians suffered breathing difficulty.
IOF also arrested Ibrahim Shamasna from Birzeit town after breaking into and searching his home.
In al-Khalil IOF arrested Muhammad Abu Sell and Rabah Al-Fadhilat from Arroub refugee camp after storming their families’ homes and searching them. Also IOF raided several houses in the camp.
The IOF soldiers raided the towns of Yatta Idhna and several neighborhoods in al-Khalil and set up a military checkpoint on the Halhul Bridge searched citizens’ vehicles and checked their ID cards.
In Occupied Jerusalem the Israeli police arrested Fathi Kanaan and his wife Najla Kanaan from Hizma town east of Jerusalem. Later the husband was released while the wife was taken to an unknown detention center. They are the parents of the martyr Muhammad Kanaan.
The Israeli police also arrested the child Muhammad Yasser Al-Jarir and his young brother Rohi from their home in the Al-Shaheed Muhammad Ubaid neighborhood in al-Issawiya town. Also five citizens and a child were arrested from the town.