The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) last night and at dawn Sunday kidnapped at least 18 Palestinian citizens from Jerusalem neighborhoods and eight others from al-Khalil province.
Two other citizens in Jerusalem identified as Rami al-Fakhouri and Mohamed al-Daqaq received summonses for interrogation from the Shin Bet according to local sources.
Meanwhile the Israeli police decided to close Occupied Jerusalem from April 9 until 17 of the same month for West Bank citizens on the occasion of the Hebrew Passover (Pesach) festival.
In al-Khalil a large number of Israeli troops ransacked homes in different areas of al-Khalil and kidnapped citizens.
Local sources told the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) that soldiers kidnapped ex-detainee Ra’fat ash-Sharbati following a violent raid on his home in Aqabat Tafoh area in al-Khalil city.
Soldiers also broke into and pillaged the house of 23-year-old Shadi an-Najjar in Abu Katila neighborhood before rounding him up.
Another three young men were taken prisoners during raids on their homes in different areas of al-Khalil.
In addition the IOF stormed the house of ex-detainee Louay Attawil in Abu Rumman neighborhood in the city and confiscated his car. Homes of seven ex-detainees were also raided during the same campaign.
In Beit Ummar town north of al-Khalil the IOF kidnapped in dawn raids on local homes three young men and detained a woman for a while before releasing her according to a local activist.
The detainees were identified as Ziyad Bahar 38 Ramzi Akhlil 27 and Sabri Awad 23.
Israeli soldiers also detained a 55-year-old woman called Ruwaida as-Salibi for a while confiscated her ID card and severally beat her son Alaa a 26-year-old ex-detainee in order to pressure another son of hers to turn himself in.
Soldiers also physically assaulted another ex-detainee called Khaled Sabarneh 25 without arresting him before withdrawing from the town.
