8 jan 2016

Israeli forces shot at least 21 Palestinians with live and rubber-coated steel bullets in the latest clashes to shake the occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip on Friday, medical sources said.
Ashraf al-Qidra, a spokesperson for Gaza's Ministry of Health, told Ma'an that 14 Palestinians were shot with live fire in separate clashes that erupted along the Gazan border.
He said this included two Palestinians in northern Gaza, eight east of Gaza City, two in central Gaza, and another two east of Khan Younis. He said they were all shot in their lower extremities.
A spokesperson for the Palestinian Red Crescent said that another Gazan was shot and wounded with a rubber-coated steel bullet, along with six more Palestinians in the occupied West Bank.
The spokesperson said that 31 Palestinians also suffered excessive tear gas inhalation during West Bank clashes.
Murad Ishteiwi, a coordinator of popular resistance in the West Bank village of Kafr Qaddum, told Ma'an that Israeli forces had suppressed the weekly march there on Friday afternoon.
He said that dozens of protesters, including foreign and Israeli activists as well as local Palestinians, suffered excessive tear gas inhalation when Israeli forces fired tear gas canisters at the protest.
Thousands of Palestinians have been shot and wounded by Israeli forces since a wave of popular unrest swept the occupied Palestinian territory at the beginning of October.
Ashraf al-Qidra, a spokesperson for Gaza's Ministry of Health, told Ma'an that 14 Palestinians were shot with live fire in separate clashes that erupted along the Gazan border.
He said this included two Palestinians in northern Gaza, eight east of Gaza City, two in central Gaza, and another two east of Khan Younis. He said they were all shot in their lower extremities.
A spokesperson for the Palestinian Red Crescent said that another Gazan was shot and wounded with a rubber-coated steel bullet, along with six more Palestinians in the occupied West Bank.
The spokesperson said that 31 Palestinians also suffered excessive tear gas inhalation during West Bank clashes.
Murad Ishteiwi, a coordinator of popular resistance in the West Bank village of Kafr Qaddum, told Ma'an that Israeli forces had suppressed the weekly march there on Friday afternoon.
He said that dozens of protesters, including foreign and Israeli activists as well as local Palestinians, suffered excessive tear gas inhalation when Israeli forces fired tear gas canisters at the protest.
Thousands of Palestinians have been shot and wounded by Israeli forces since a wave of popular unrest swept the occupied Palestinian territory at the beginning of October.

A 12-year-old Palestinian boy remained in critical condition on Friday evening, nearly two days after he sustained a severe head injury during clashes with Israeli soldiers in the occupied East Jerusalem neighborhood of Issawiya, medical sources said.
A spokesperson for Hadassah hospital in Jerusalem told Ma'an that Ahmad Abu Hummus, after undergoing surgery on Wednesday night, was "still in the intensive care unit and breathing with a machine."
She said the boy had been severely injured in the head and eye, although she was unable to confirm media reports that his injuries were directly caused by one of the Israeli army's controversial sponge-tipped bullets.
Muhammad Abu Hummas, member of a popular committee in Issawiya, told Ma’an that Israeli police had been inside the East Jerusalem neighborhood on Wednesday for around four hours.
He said that Ahmad Abu Hummus was standing in the street when he was shot by Israeli forces during the clashes.
Muhammad Abu al-Hummus highlighted that Israeli forces enter Issawiya on a near-daily basis, and that several residents -- mainly bystanders -- have been injured during Israeli police activity in the area.
According to Israeli rights group B'Tselem, sponge-tipped bullets "are made of 40-mm-diameter plastic with a sponge tip intended to reduce the bodily injury it causes."
They were introduced after the use of rubber-coated steel bullets was prohibited within Israel, and are commonly used in occupied East Jerusalem, though rarely in the West Bank.
B’Tselem said that sponge-tipped bullets, "if used according to the safety regulations, (are) less dangerous than a rubber-coated metal bullet."
However, the group said it had documented a number of instances where "police officers have fired sponge rounds unlawfully, in blatant violation of the regulations, resulting in injury to Palestinians."
A December report by the Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI) revealed that, in 2015, at least 12 Palestinians lost an eye due to due a sponge-tipped bullet in East Jerusalem alone, roughly half of these casualties being children.
A spokesperson for Hadassah hospital in Jerusalem told Ma'an that Ahmad Abu Hummus, after undergoing surgery on Wednesday night, was "still in the intensive care unit and breathing with a machine."
She said the boy had been severely injured in the head and eye, although she was unable to confirm media reports that his injuries were directly caused by one of the Israeli army's controversial sponge-tipped bullets.
Muhammad Abu Hummas, member of a popular committee in Issawiya, told Ma’an that Israeli police had been inside the East Jerusalem neighborhood on Wednesday for around four hours.
He said that Ahmad Abu Hummus was standing in the street when he was shot by Israeli forces during the clashes.
Muhammad Abu al-Hummus highlighted that Israeli forces enter Issawiya on a near-daily basis, and that several residents -- mainly bystanders -- have been injured during Israeli police activity in the area.
According to Israeli rights group B'Tselem, sponge-tipped bullets "are made of 40-mm-diameter plastic with a sponge tip intended to reduce the bodily injury it causes."
They were introduced after the use of rubber-coated steel bullets was prohibited within Israel, and are commonly used in occupied East Jerusalem, though rarely in the West Bank.
B’Tselem said that sponge-tipped bullets, "if used according to the safety regulations, (are) less dangerous than a rubber-coated metal bullet."
However, the group said it had documented a number of instances where "police officers have fired sponge rounds unlawfully, in blatant violation of the regulations, resulting in injury to Palestinians."
A December report by the Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI) revealed that, in 2015, at least 12 Palestinians lost an eye due to due a sponge-tipped bullet in East Jerusalem alone, roughly half of these casualties being children.
7 jan 2016

Violent clashes broke out Thursday evening in Beit Awa town in al-Khalil when Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) stormed in large numbers the town near the Apartheid Wall.
According to local sources, the clashes erupted after IOF stormed Beit Awa town amid heavy fire of tear gas bombs, causing several suffocation cases among the residents.
Daily clashes have been reported in the town between local youths and Israeli forces.
Meanwhile, Israeli forces notified two Palestinian citizens to stop construction work in their two houses in Beit Ummar, town north of al-Khalil.
Speaking to the PIC reporter, the local activist Mohamed Awad affirmed that IOF stormed two houses belonging to two brothers, east of the town, and handed both of them a notification to stop construction work in their houses under the pretext of being built without permit.
Israeli forces also confiscated building materials and equipment used in the construction work estimated at 10,000 shekels.
According to local sources, the clashes erupted after IOF stormed Beit Awa town amid heavy fire of tear gas bombs, causing several suffocation cases among the residents.
Daily clashes have been reported in the town between local youths and Israeli forces.
Meanwhile, Israeli forces notified two Palestinian citizens to stop construction work in their two houses in Beit Ummar, town north of al-Khalil.
Speaking to the PIC reporter, the local activist Mohamed Awad affirmed that IOF stormed two houses belonging to two brothers, east of the town, and handed both of them a notification to stop construction work in their houses under the pretext of being built without permit.
Israeli forces also confiscated building materials and equipment used in the construction work estimated at 10,000 shekels.

The Israeli occupation navy on Thursday morning opened machinegun fire at Palestinian fishing boats off the northern coast of the Gaza Strip.
Palestinian sources said that Israeli gunboats attacked fishermen as they were working within the permitted six-nautical-mile fishing zone and forced them to go back ashore.
Palestinian fishermen are exposed to daily gunfire attacks and many of them have already been either killed, wounded or kidnapped.
Palestinian sources said that Israeli gunboats attacked fishermen as they were working within the permitted six-nautical-mile fishing zone and forced them to go back ashore.
Palestinian fishermen are exposed to daily gunfire attacks and many of them have already been either killed, wounded or kidnapped.

Israeli soldiers have kidnapped, overnight and at dawn Thursday, at least fourteen Palestinians in different parts of the occupied West Bank, while the army also claimed locating combat materials in Hebron.
Israeli sources said the army located guns, magazines and rocket launchers in Abu Sneina neighborhood in the southern West bank city of Hebron.
The soldiers also invaded and searched many homes in Hebron city, and several nearby villages and towns, and interrogated dozens of residents.
In addition, the soldiers invaded Silwad town, east of Ramallah, searched homes and kidnapped Ali Nassar, 55, Saleh Anwar Salim, Mohammad Adnan Hamed, Abdul-Karim Taiseer Hamed, in addition to Afeef and his brother Khaled Ayyad.
Eyewitnesses said the soldiers searched more than 25 homes in the town, also used military dogs in the search, causing excessive damage, and confiscated several Palestinian flags, in addition to confiscating toy guns.
Owners of some of the invaded homes have been identified as Adnan Abdul-Jaleel Hamed, Ziad Abdul-Jaleel Hamed, Hasan Mer’ey, Mohammad Mer’ey, Ayman Mer’ey, Da’as Hamed, Abdul-Nasser Hamada, Nader Hamada, Abdul-Rauf ‘Atsha, Yousef Najjar, Ahmad Sarraj, Yasser Abu Zeina, Ahmad Afeef, Mohammad Afeef, Ziad Hamed, Ayyoub Hamed, Ali Nimir Hamed, Mohammad Nimir Hamed, Ali Nassar and Samed Hammad.
Also in Ramallah, the soldiers kidnapped one Palestinian in al-Biereh, another in Rantis village, and a third resident in Beit Rima town.
In addition, the army installed a roadblock at the ‘Arraba junction, in the northern West Bank district of Jenin, and kidnaped Majed Nizar Atatra.
The soldiers stopped and searched dozens of cars, and interrogated the passengers while inspecting their ID cards.
The WAFA news agency said the soldiers smashed the windshield of Atatra’s car, before abducting him.
The soldiers also kidnapped Mohannad Hatem ‘Amarna, 34, from Ya’bad town, southwest of Jenin, after stopping him on a sudden roadblock on the Jenin-Nablus road.
In addition, the soldiers kidnapped one Palestinian in Bidya village, in the northern West Bank district of Qalqilia, two in al-‘Ezariyya town, east of Jerusalem, and one in the Deheishe refugee camp, south of Bethlehem.
Israeli sources said the army located guns, magazines and rocket launchers in Abu Sneina neighborhood in the southern West bank city of Hebron.
The soldiers also invaded and searched many homes in Hebron city, and several nearby villages and towns, and interrogated dozens of residents.
In addition, the soldiers invaded Silwad town, east of Ramallah, searched homes and kidnapped Ali Nassar, 55, Saleh Anwar Salim, Mohammad Adnan Hamed, Abdul-Karim Taiseer Hamed, in addition to Afeef and his brother Khaled Ayyad.
Eyewitnesses said the soldiers searched more than 25 homes in the town, also used military dogs in the search, causing excessive damage, and confiscated several Palestinian flags, in addition to confiscating toy guns.
Owners of some of the invaded homes have been identified as Adnan Abdul-Jaleel Hamed, Ziad Abdul-Jaleel Hamed, Hasan Mer’ey, Mohammad Mer’ey, Ayman Mer’ey, Da’as Hamed, Abdul-Nasser Hamada, Nader Hamada, Abdul-Rauf ‘Atsha, Yousef Najjar, Ahmad Sarraj, Yasser Abu Zeina, Ahmad Afeef, Mohammad Afeef, Ziad Hamed, Ayyoub Hamed, Ali Nimir Hamed, Mohammad Nimir Hamed, Ali Nassar and Samed Hammad.
Also in Ramallah, the soldiers kidnapped one Palestinian in al-Biereh, another in Rantis village, and a third resident in Beit Rima town.
In addition, the army installed a roadblock at the ‘Arraba junction, in the northern West Bank district of Jenin, and kidnaped Majed Nizar Atatra.
The soldiers stopped and searched dozens of cars, and interrogated the passengers while inspecting their ID cards.
The WAFA news agency said the soldiers smashed the windshield of Atatra’s car, before abducting him.
The soldiers also kidnapped Mohannad Hatem ‘Amarna, 34, from Ya’bad town, southwest of Jenin, after stopping him on a sudden roadblock on the Jenin-Nablus road.
In addition, the soldiers kidnapped one Palestinian in Bidya village, in the northern West Bank district of Qalqilia, two in al-‘Ezariyya town, east of Jerusalem, and one in the Deheishe refugee camp, south of Bethlehem.

A Palestinian teenager from Occupied Jerusalem suffered a bullet injury in his head after Israeli police troops on Wednesday evening stormed al-Issawiya neighborhood, east of the city, and embarked on attacking its residents.
According to member of the Issawiya follow-up committee Mohamed Abul Hems, a large number of police forces stormed the neighborhood suddenly and started to fire stun grenades and rubber bullets indiscriminately, which provoked clashes with local young men.
Abul Hems added that a teenager called Ahmed Tawfiq suffered a serious head injury from a rubber bullet fired by a policeman during the skirmishes and was admitted to hospital.
The police forces also detained Abul Hems as he was covering the events in the neighborhood and confiscated his cellphone.
Similar clashes also broke out in the evening with invading soldiers in Anin town, west of Jenin city.
Local sources told the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) that the confrontations started after Israeli soldiers combed an area near the segregation wall in Anin and then stormed the outskirts of the town.
The sources added that several young men and citizens from the town suffered from inhaling tear gas when the soldiers fired volleys of tear gas grenades at them and nearby houses.
The Israeli occupation forces also set up different roadblocks in the West Bank, including on the Fari'ah-Tubas road and the Jenin-Nablus road.
Palestinian Child Shot In The Head In Jerusalem
According to member of the Issawiya follow-up committee Mohamed Abul Hems, a large number of police forces stormed the neighborhood suddenly and started to fire stun grenades and rubber bullets indiscriminately, which provoked clashes with local young men.
Abul Hems added that a teenager called Ahmed Tawfiq suffered a serious head injury from a rubber bullet fired by a policeman during the skirmishes and was admitted to hospital.
The police forces also detained Abul Hems as he was covering the events in the neighborhood and confiscated his cellphone.
Similar clashes also broke out in the evening with invading soldiers in Anin town, west of Jenin city.
Local sources told the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) that the confrontations started after Israeli soldiers combed an area near the segregation wall in Anin and then stormed the outskirts of the town.
The sources added that several young men and citizens from the town suffered from inhaling tear gas when the soldiers fired volleys of tear gas grenades at them and nearby houses.
The Israeli occupation forces also set up different roadblocks in the West Bank, including on the Fari'ah-Tubas road and the Jenin-Nablus road.
Palestinian Child Shot In The Head In Jerusalem

The Wadi Hilweh Information Center in Silwan (Silwanic) has reported Wednesday that a Palestinian child suffered a serious head injury, after Israeli soldiers shot him in the head, in the al-‘Eesawiyya town, in occupied Jerusalem.
Mohammad Abu al-Hummus, member of the Follow-up Committee in al-'Eesawiyya, said the child, Ahmad Tawfiq Abu al-Hummus, 12 years of age, was shot with a rubber-coated steel bullet in the head, and was moved to the Hadassah Israeli medical center in Jerusalem.
Due to the serious nature of his head injury, the doctors instantly moved the wounded child to surgery.
Abu al-Hummus said dozens of soldiers invaded the town and fired rubber-coated steel bullets, gas bombs and live rounds; many Palestinians suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation.
He also stated that all stores in the town had to shut down after the army invaded it, and the resulting clashes.
It is worth mentioning that the soldiers also detained Mohammad Abu al-Hummus, temporarily confiscated his mobile phone, and deleted all videos and pictures he took documenting the invasion.
Mohammad Abu al-Hummus, member of the Follow-up Committee in al-'Eesawiyya, said the child, Ahmad Tawfiq Abu al-Hummus, 12 years of age, was shot with a rubber-coated steel bullet in the head, and was moved to the Hadassah Israeli medical center in Jerusalem.
Due to the serious nature of his head injury, the doctors instantly moved the wounded child to surgery.
Abu al-Hummus said dozens of soldiers invaded the town and fired rubber-coated steel bullets, gas bombs and live rounds; many Palestinians suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation.
He also stated that all stores in the town had to shut down after the army invaded it, and the resulting clashes.
It is worth mentioning that the soldiers also detained Mohammad Abu al-Hummus, temporarily confiscated his mobile phone, and deleted all videos and pictures he took documenting the invasion.
6 jan 2016

Ten Palestinians Wednesday evening suffered from severe suffocation due to Israeli forces' firing of tear gas canisters at demonstrators in Occupied Jerusalem.
Palestinian civilians choked on tear gas in the clashes that broke out in Qattanna village to the northwest of Occupied Jerusalem.
Palestinian local sources revealed that those who suffered breathing problems were treated in the field.
Palestinian civilians choked on tear gas in the clashes that broke out in Qattanna village to the northwest of Occupied Jerusalem.
Palestinian local sources revealed that those who suffered breathing problems were treated in the field.

Israeli soldiers kidnapped, on Wednesday at dawn, three Palestinians in the northern West Bank district of Jenin, one in Bethlehem, and two others in the central West Bank district of Tubas.
Several Israeli military vehicles invaded Jenin city, searched and ransacked many homes, and kidnapped three Palestinians, including a former political prisoner.
The soldiers kidnapped Ishaq Abdul-Rahman Jaboa', in Kharrouba neighborhood, searched homes and interrogated many Palestinians.
The army also invaded a residential building, belonging to members of Awartani family, violently searched all apartments, in addition to detonating water tanks on the rooftop, and kidnapped Mahmoud Hamad Awartani, 33.
Awartani is a former political prisoner, who was held for eight years in Israeli prisons, and is still suffering from earlier gunshot wounds in his chest, right thigh, and other parts of his body.
In addition, the soldiers kidnapped Nour Mahmoud Sa'adi, 22, from his brother’s home in a neighborhood in Jenin, and searched his father's home.
Also, a Palestinian teenager, identified as Ahmad Salti Thawabta, 16, was kidnapped from his home, in Beit Fajjar town, south of the West Bank city of Bethlehem, after the soldiers invaded and searched the property.
Another Palestinian, identified as Ibrahim Sawafta, 18, was kidnapped from his home in Tubas town.
The soldiers clashed with many local youths, and fired many gas bombs; several Palestinians suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation; one child suffered minor burns in his arm, and was moved hospitalized.
Several Israeli military vehicles invaded Jenin city, searched and ransacked many homes, and kidnapped three Palestinians, including a former political prisoner.
The soldiers kidnapped Ishaq Abdul-Rahman Jaboa', in Kharrouba neighborhood, searched homes and interrogated many Palestinians.
The army also invaded a residential building, belonging to members of Awartani family, violently searched all apartments, in addition to detonating water tanks on the rooftop, and kidnapped Mahmoud Hamad Awartani, 33.
Awartani is a former political prisoner, who was held for eight years in Israeli prisons, and is still suffering from earlier gunshot wounds in his chest, right thigh, and other parts of his body.
In addition, the soldiers kidnapped Nour Mahmoud Sa'adi, 22, from his brother’s home in a neighborhood in Jenin, and searched his father's home.
Also, a Palestinian teenager, identified as Ahmad Salti Thawabta, 16, was kidnapped from his home, in Beit Fajjar town, south of the West Bank city of Bethlehem, after the soldiers invaded and searched the property.
Another Palestinian, identified as Ibrahim Sawafta, 18, was kidnapped from his home in Tubas town.
The soldiers clashed with many local youths, and fired many gas bombs; several Palestinians suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation; one child suffered minor burns in his arm, and was moved hospitalized.

The Israeli occupation navy on Tuesday evening fired shells at Palestinian fishing boats off the coast of Gaza City and destroyed one of them.
Local sources said that Israeli gunboats fired shells at fishing boats sailing within the permitted fishing zone off the shore of al-Sudaniya area, northwest of Gaza City.
They added that at least one boat burst into flames in the attack.
There is still no information about the fate of the fishermen who were aboard the boat.
In another incident yesterday, the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) opened machinegun fire at Palestinian homes east of al-Maghazi refugee camp in central Gaza.
Luckily, no one was injured in the attack.
The Israeli occupation army attacks Gaza fishermen as well as farmers and homes in border areas almost on a daily basis as part of the inhumane blockade imposed on the impoverished population.
Local sources said that Israeli gunboats fired shells at fishing boats sailing within the permitted fishing zone off the shore of al-Sudaniya area, northwest of Gaza City.
They added that at least one boat burst into flames in the attack.
There is still no information about the fate of the fishermen who were aboard the boat.
In another incident yesterday, the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) opened machinegun fire at Palestinian homes east of al-Maghazi refugee camp in central Gaza.
Luckily, no one was injured in the attack.
The Israeli occupation army attacks Gaza fishermen as well as farmers and homes in border areas almost on a daily basis as part of the inhumane blockade imposed on the impoverished population.
5 jan 2016

Three Jerusalemites were injured on Tuesday during Israeli quelling of a protest at the Damascus gate in Occupied Jerusalem. The protest was against the continuation of detaining Palestinian martyrs’ bodies.
Local sources revealed that Jerusalemite activists organized a protest to demand the delivery of the bodies of Palestinian martyrs who were killed by Israeli gunfire.
The participants waved banners demanding delivering the bodies of martyrs. Meanwhile, Israeli forces tried to disperse the protest under gun threat and quelled the participants using stun grenades. The Israeli forces also assaulted the families of martyrs and barred pressmen from covering the event and the Israeli violent quelling of the protest.
The Israeli violent quelling led to the injury of three Palestinians by stun grenades' shrapnel and were treated at the scene, medic Osama Mekhaimer said.
Eleven bodies of Palestinian martyrs from Occupied Jerusalem are still detained by the Israeli occupation authorities.
Local sources revealed that Jerusalemite activists organized a protest to demand the delivery of the bodies of Palestinian martyrs who were killed by Israeli gunfire.
The participants waved banners demanding delivering the bodies of martyrs. Meanwhile, Israeli forces tried to disperse the protest under gun threat and quelled the participants using stun grenades. The Israeli forces also assaulted the families of martyrs and barred pressmen from covering the event and the Israeli violent quelling of the protest.
The Israeli violent quelling led to the injury of three Palestinians by stun grenades' shrapnel and were treated at the scene, medic Osama Mekhaimer said.
Eleven bodies of Palestinian martyrs from Occupied Jerusalem are still detained by the Israeli occupation authorities.

Israeli forces abducted at least 16 Palestinians in predawn raids across the occupied West Bank on Tuesday, Palestinian and Israeli sources said.
Hebron locals told Ma'an that Israeli forces stormed the city's Jabal al-Sharif neighborhood and detained Mahran Azzan Dandis after storming and ransacking his family home.
In Beit Ummar, to Hebron's north, Israeli forces were reported to have taken 16-year-old Amr Riyad Issa Arar into custody.
Muhammad Ayyad Awad, a spokesperson for a popular committee in Beit Ummar, said: "More than 30 soldiers broke into the family home, pointing their guns at family members before they assaulted the father, mother and 11-year-old son Tariq, and then detained 16-year-old Amr."
Awad added that Israeli soldiers also stormed the home of Sadiq Mahmoud Ikhlayyil and delivered a summons to his son, Muhammad, 22, ordering him to go to the Gush Etzion military base for questioning.
In Nablus, in the northern West Bank, Israeli forces kidnapped two young Palestinian men after raiding their homes. Palestinian security sources identified them as 23-year-old Khalid Nidal al-ShafiI and Abdullah al-Ikir, 32.
Meanwhile, in Jenin district, Israeli forces also abducted five young Palestinian men. Security sources identified three of the detainees as Abd al-Wahhab Muhammad Hussein from Bartaa, Yazan Khalid Qabaha from Tural al-Gharbiyya, and Rabee Eihab Nafi Deihan from Qabatya.
Late Monday night, Israeli forces were also reported to have taken 17-year-old Rabee Eyhab al-Dihan from Qabatya, near Jenin, at Huwwara checkpoint, to the south of Nablus.
A few kilometers south, Israeli troops stationed at Zatara checkpoint kidnapped 27-year-old Wathiq Mahmoud Sharqiyya, from al-Yamoun, to the west of Jenin.
An Israeli army spokesperson only confirmed only 11 such detentions overnight Monday, saying that one Palestinian was detained in Ramallah district, one in Tulkarem, two in Nablus, three in Bethlehem, and four in Hebron.
She said that one of the Palestinians detained in Nablus was a "Hamas operative," while the others were detained for "illegal activities."
Israeli forces have detained hundreds of Palestinians since a wave of unrest swept the occupied Palestinian territory at the beginning of October.
Palestinian prisoners' rights group Addameer estimated in December that Israel was holding 6,800 political prisoners, including 470 child prisoners.
Hebron locals told Ma'an that Israeli forces stormed the city's Jabal al-Sharif neighborhood and detained Mahran Azzan Dandis after storming and ransacking his family home.
In Beit Ummar, to Hebron's north, Israeli forces were reported to have taken 16-year-old Amr Riyad Issa Arar into custody.
Muhammad Ayyad Awad, a spokesperson for a popular committee in Beit Ummar, said: "More than 30 soldiers broke into the family home, pointing their guns at family members before they assaulted the father, mother and 11-year-old son Tariq, and then detained 16-year-old Amr."
Awad added that Israeli soldiers also stormed the home of Sadiq Mahmoud Ikhlayyil and delivered a summons to his son, Muhammad, 22, ordering him to go to the Gush Etzion military base for questioning.
In Nablus, in the northern West Bank, Israeli forces kidnapped two young Palestinian men after raiding their homes. Palestinian security sources identified them as 23-year-old Khalid Nidal al-ShafiI and Abdullah al-Ikir, 32.
Meanwhile, in Jenin district, Israeli forces also abducted five young Palestinian men. Security sources identified three of the detainees as Abd al-Wahhab Muhammad Hussein from Bartaa, Yazan Khalid Qabaha from Tural al-Gharbiyya, and Rabee Eihab Nafi Deihan from Qabatya.
Late Monday night, Israeli forces were also reported to have taken 17-year-old Rabee Eyhab al-Dihan from Qabatya, near Jenin, at Huwwara checkpoint, to the south of Nablus.
A few kilometers south, Israeli troops stationed at Zatara checkpoint kidnapped 27-year-old Wathiq Mahmoud Sharqiyya, from al-Yamoun, to the west of Jenin.
An Israeli army spokesperson only confirmed only 11 such detentions overnight Monday, saying that one Palestinian was detained in Ramallah district, one in Tulkarem, two in Nablus, three in Bethlehem, and four in Hebron.
She said that one of the Palestinians detained in Nablus was a "Hamas operative," while the others were detained for "illegal activities."
Israeli forces have detained hundreds of Palestinians since a wave of unrest swept the occupied Palestinian territory at the beginning of October.
Palestinian prisoners' rights group Addameer estimated in December that Israel was holding 6,800 political prisoners, including 470 child prisoners.

Israeli drones, Tuesday evening, sprayed toxic pesticides on the Palestinian agricultural lands to east of Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip.
Media sources reported that Israeli drones sprayed hundreds of agricultural lands with pesticides, causing injury to the crops in that region.
Al Ray Palestinian Media Agency notes that this material eliminated hundreds dunams planted with peas, spinach, al-Saleq and zucchini, inflicting farmers with considerable material loss.
It is not the first time that farmers reported such incidents.
Media sources reported that Israeli drones sprayed hundreds of agricultural lands with pesticides, causing injury to the crops in that region.
Al Ray Palestinian Media Agency notes that this material eliminated hundreds dunams planted with peas, spinach, al-Saleq and zucchini, inflicting farmers with considerable material loss.
It is not the first time that farmers reported such incidents.

Dozens of Palestinian youths were injured Monday evening as clashes broke out between local youths and Israeli police forces throughout occupied Jerusalem.
Media sources said that the clashes erupted when Israeli forces violently broke into Issawiya town, east of the city, amid heavy firing of live and rubber bullets.
Tear gas bombs were also intensively fired during the clashes, leading to breathing problems among many local youths.
Three youths were arrested after Israeli forces stormed a number of homes in the town.
Similar clashes were reported in Kattana town, northwest of the city, following a funeral procession for Ahmad Jamal Taha, 16.
Medical sources confirmed that 11 Palestinians were injured during the clashes that erupted after a funeral in Kattana village. Seven Palestinians were injured with live fire and three more with rubber-coated steel bullets while 30 choked on tear gas.
An ambulance was targeted with rubber bullets during the confrontations, the sources added.
On the other hand, the Palestinian Red Crescent Society announced that the bodies of three Jerusalemites, who were killed while reportedly carrying out attacks, would be returned conditionally.
Israeli authorities would hand over the bodies on the condition that they will be buried outside of the separation wall that splits occupied Jerusalem. Each family of the three slain Palestinians has to sign an affidavit approving the condition, which if violated they would have to pay a fine, the sources explained.
Media sources said that the clashes erupted when Israeli forces violently broke into Issawiya town, east of the city, amid heavy firing of live and rubber bullets.
Tear gas bombs were also intensively fired during the clashes, leading to breathing problems among many local youths.
Three youths were arrested after Israeli forces stormed a number of homes in the town.
Similar clashes were reported in Kattana town, northwest of the city, following a funeral procession for Ahmad Jamal Taha, 16.
Medical sources confirmed that 11 Palestinians were injured during the clashes that erupted after a funeral in Kattana village. Seven Palestinians were injured with live fire and three more with rubber-coated steel bullets while 30 choked on tear gas.
An ambulance was targeted with rubber bullets during the confrontations, the sources added.
On the other hand, the Palestinian Red Crescent Society announced that the bodies of three Jerusalemites, who were killed while reportedly carrying out attacks, would be returned conditionally.
Israeli authorities would hand over the bodies on the condition that they will be buried outside of the separation wall that splits occupied Jerusalem. Each family of the three slain Palestinians has to sign an affidavit approving the condition, which if violated they would have to pay a fine, the sources explained.