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17 Palestinians kidnapped from homes in overnight Israeli campaigns

Tuesday 8-November-2016

17 Palestinian citizens were kidnapped before midnight and at dawn Tuesday during Israeli army and police campaigns in the occupied territories of the West Bank and Jerusalem.

According to a military communiqué the Israeli army arrested six wanted Palestinians accused of carrying out attacks against Israelis following raids on homes in different West Bank areas.

The six arrests took place in Jenin city Yatta town in al-Khalil as well as in Jalazoun refugee camp and Budrus town in Ramallah.

For their part the Israeli police said they arrested nine Palestinian young men and teenagers during campaigns in the Jerusalem areas of Shuafat refugee camp Issawiya and Ras al-Amud as well as in Aida camp near Bethlehem.

In addition two other young men were taken prisoners during dawn raids on their homes in Beit Ummar town north of al-Khalil and al-Ram town north of Jerusalem according to Quds Press.

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