Israeli troopers kidnap Palestinians, including woman, in dawn raids

Israeli troopers at dawn Wednesday kidnapped 16 Palestinian citizens, including a woman, from their homes in different West Bank areas, according to PIC.

The troopers kidnapped the citizens from the provinces of al-Khalil, Beit Lahm ('Bethlehem'), old city of Quds ('Jerusalem') and Ramallah, adding that an active female member of the student Islamic Bloc at al-Khalil ('Hebron') University was among the detainees.

The reporter explained that Israeli soldiers stormed Dura town in al-Khalil and kidnapped Sojoud al-Darawish, a female student at Hebron University and a member of its Islamic Bloc (the student wing of Hamas).

The troopers also kidnapped a young man called Mu’men Abu Hawwash from his home in at-Tabaqa town near Dura and clashed with local young men.

Another young man identified as Osamah al-Ammour was taken prisoner during the raids on homes in Yatta town.

The troopers also handed an ex-detainee called Zuhar Makhamera a summons from the Shin Bet ordering him to go its headquarters in Kfar Etzion settlement for interrogation.

In Beit Lahm, five young men were rounded up by soldiers during IOF campaigns in the towns of Husan and Fajjar.

Three of the detainees are from the family of Taqateqa and two others were identified as Abdullah-Shusha and Ghassan Hamamera.

In Ramallah, the troopers detained Mohamed al-Barghouthi, a popular singer, after raiding his home in Beit Rima town on a charge of praising a prisoner in one of his concerts. Another citizen was also kidnapped from his home in the town.

Two others were taken prisoners in IOF campaigns in Kafr Ein town (Ramallah) and Abu Dis town (Quds).

For its part, the Israeli army claimed its forces arrested two Palestinians in the Tulkarem towns of Kafr Abbush and Ramin and one in Azzun town, east of Qalqilya.