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Large-scale raids and arrests in West Bank and Jerusalem

Monday 8-May-2017

The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) launched large-scale raids and arrests in various areas of the occupied West Bank and Jerusalem.

The IOF stormed several areas at dawn Monday in Beit Ummar town to the north of al-Khalil city.

The PIC reporter said that the IOF soldiers raided and searched a number of houses and a workshop and stationed on the roofs of some houses.

Before withdrawing from the town the IOF handed orders to two citizens to appear before the Israeli Intelligence at Etzion detention center and confiscated the ID card of a third citizen.

According to the PIC reporter the IOF arrested a number of ex-prisoners in the raids.

The IOF stormed Qalqilya city on Sunday evening and arrested a Palestinian youth.

Local sources told the PIC reporter that the youth was taken to an unknown destination.

The IOF soldiers erected two military checkpoints and were deployed in a number of neighborhoods in the city for several hours.

Eyewitnesses told the PIC reporter that a large Israeli force broke into the eastern area of Nablus city late at night on Sunday and confiscated equipment used for the construction of a new road in Rujeib town.

The IOF claimed that the construction works are conducted in Area C which is supposed to be under Israeli control according to the Oslo Agreement.

Meanwhile clashes broke out between Palestinian youths and the Israeli police after the latter stormed al-Isawiya town to the east of Occupied Jerusalem and remained there until late at dawn on Monday.

Eyewitnesses told the PIC reporter that the youths threw Molotov cocktails at settlers’ vehicles adding that the Israeli police chased the youths and attacked them with rubber bullets sound bombs and tear gas canisters.

Al-Isawiya town witnesses daily confrontations that have recently escalated in support for the prisoners who have been on hunger strike for 22 days in a row.

In the same context a statement by the Israeli army revealed that the number of detainees on Monday reached 15.

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