(MENAFN- QNA) At least 12 Palestinians were Thursday arrested by the Israeli forces during predawn raids in the West Bank districts of Nablus and Hebron and in occupied East Jerusalem, Palestinian News Agency ( WAFA) reported today .
Israeli soldiers also stormed the nearby village of Kafr Qalil, where they arrested Alaa Mansour, who was said to be a warrant officer in the Palestinian police.
The Israeli raids also included breaking into the city of Hebron and carrying out a search campaign to arrest Salaheddine Qawasmi, 22.
Meanwhile, Israeli police broke into the neighborhoods of Issawiya and Sur Baher in Jerusalem and arrested three Palestinians. Two of them were identified as Hassan Jamjoum and Ali Darwish, according to WAFA.
Army forces stormed the village of Araqa, to the west of Jenin, where they raided a house and investigated its residents. No arrests were reported in the village.
Most of the daily arrests are carried out during night time and at predawn, spreading panic among civilians, especially children. Israeli military, nevertheless, claims that night raids, unlike day raids, are to minimize contact with angry local residents and the outbreak of clashes.
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