Israeli forces arrest 14 Palestinians in separate raids across the West Bank

Israeli forces launched a campaign of raids across various areas of the West Bank at dawn on Wednesday, arresting 14 Palestinians after storming and searching their homes.

In Hebron, our correspondent reported that the forces raided the town of Beit Ummar north of Hebron, stormed several houses and ransacked their contents, arrested residents Reda Mahmoud Abu Ayash and Muhammad Tahrir al-Alami, and seized a vehicle.

Forces also raided al-Arroub camp and the town of Halhul north of Hebron, and arrested Ahmed Raef al-Badawi, Muhammad Nader al-Sharif, and Muhammad Abdullah Karja.

Those forces also raided the homes of freed prisoners Yasser Abu Turk in the southern area of Hebron city and Murad Adais in the town of Yatta to the south, searching them and rummaging through their contents.

In Bethlehem, Israeli forces arrested four Palestinians from different areas of the governorate.

Local sources said the forces detained Mustafa Musa Nawareh from the Jabal al-Mawaleh area, Muhammad Raed Zawahreh from al-Karkafa, Raed Abdul Karim al-Madhbouh from the Caritas area in Bethlehem, and Zakaria Jamal Oweida from Hindaza east of the city, after storming and searching their family homes.

The same sources added that the forces raided a number of homes in different parts of the governorate; among the homeowners were Moataz Mazhar, whose personal phone was seized, and Issa Abu Ahour. No further arrests were reported.

In Qalqilya, occupation forces arrested four young men after raiding their homes in the city centre.

Local sources said the forces entered the city from its eastern entrance and arrested Sajid al-Far, Mahdi al-Jabr, Qais al-Hajj Hasan, and Muhammad Jaidi after storming and searching their homes.