RAMALLAH: Israeli forces detained seven Palestinians during predawn raids across several areas of the Ramallah governorate in the occupied West Bank on Sunday, according to local sources.
Sources said Israeli troops detained Bashir Al-Mukhtar, Amin Farah, Yahya Farah, Jamal Yasser, and Awad Jamal from the town of Dura Al-Qare’ north of Ramallah, as well as Mazen Al-Rantisi from the Al-Tireh neighborhood and Taysir Abu Sharbak from Al-Amari refugee camp in Al-Bireh.
The detentions took place after Israeli forces stormed and searched their homes.
Also on Sunday, a Palestinian man was injured after being assaulted by Israeli colonists during an attack on the village of Burqa, northwest of Nablus.
Emad Ahmad, director of the Palestinian Red Crescent’s Emergency and Ambulance Center in Nablus, said medical crews treated a 33-year-old Palestinian who sustained injuries and bruises after being attacked by Israeli colonists during the assault on the village.
