The Israeli army has invaded several villages near the southern west bank city of Hebron on Thursday morning and abducted 17 Palestinians, among them 2 women.

The Israeli army has invaded several villages near the southern west bank city of Hebron on Thursday morning and abducted 17 Palestinians, among them 2 women.  

 

Palestinian sources in Hebron city reported that Israeli forces invaded the villages of Beit Awaa and Deir Samit south of Hebron, while also invading Halhoul village to the west of the city.  

 

Soldiers stormed residents' houses, forced families out, searched and ransacked their homes and assaulted family members verbally and physically.  

 

In Beit Awaa, local sources reported that during the invasion Israeli soldiers abducted 12 men from the village. Among those 12 were Mohammad Al Haroub, Abdullah Al Haroub, Khader Al Haroub, Thear Al Haroub, Ahmed Al Haroub, and his brother Thiep.  

 

Moreover, in Halhoul village, soldiers abducted three men. Local sources identified them as Ali Akil, 43, member of the village council, Maher Al Atrash, 35, and Raf'a'e Midiah, 27.  

 

During the three-hour long military operation in Deir Samit village, forces abducted Taghrid Ibrahim Al-Suweti, 27, the wife of Mahmoud Muhammad Suweti, 30; and Muntaha 'Issa Al-Suweti, the wife of Musa Al-Suweti, 27.  

 

Mahmoud was arrested seven years ago and sentenced to 25 years' imprisonment, while Musa was arrested two weeks ago.  

 

Local media sources stated that according to a family member who witnessed the event; about 12 military vehicles broke into the village at 6 a.m. and besieged and damaged several houses of the Suweti family, before arresting the two women.  

 

Taghrid is the mother of a seven year old child and Muntaha has two children, aged two and three.   All 17 detainees were taken to an unknown location.  

 

This wide-scale abduction campaign in Hebron city and nearby villages marks the largest Israeli campaign of this kind since the beginning of 2007. 

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