Israeli Forces Detain 13 Palestinians in Southern West Bank
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Israeli forces ransacked several homes in the city of al-Khalil (Hebron), southern West Bank, and detained 13 Palestinians, media reports said.
At least 13 Palestinians, including six teenagers were detained by Israeli troops during overnight raids across al-Khalil on Saturday, Ma’an news agency reported on Sunday.
The teens were identified as Qusay al-Deik and Muhammad Riyad Hudoush, both 16 and from the town of Surif in northwest al-Khalil, as well as Ibrahim Ismail Manasra and Farid Muataz Zeidan, both 17, Sami Omar Manasrah and Ahmad Marwan al-Tariqa, all from the town of Bani Naim, east of al-Khalil.
In addition, seven other young Palestinian men were detained in the city.
The development comes amid deadly tensions between the Tel Aviv regime and Palestinians triggered by Israel’s imposition on August 26 of sweeping restrictions on entries into the al-Aqsa Mosque compound in East al-Quds and Israeli settlers’ repeated attacks on the mosque.
Palestinians are furious at the settler violence and a plan by Israelis to change the status quo of the al-Aqsa Mosque, which is Islam’s third holiest site after Masjid al-Haram in Mecca and Masjid al-Nabawi in Medina.
International condemnations are pouring in over the Israeli crackdown, with some observers warning that Tel Aviv’s provocations could open the door to a new Intifida, or a full-scale uprising, against the regime.
