Hebron (UNA/WAFA) – Israeli occupation forces arrested 21 Palestinians from the town of Dura, southwest of Hebron, on Tuesday, after raiding their homes, searching them, and tampering with their contents. Meanwhile, a family was forced to evacuate their home in the village of Al-Burj, south of Hebron, which was then converted into a military post..
Security and local sources told WAFA that Israeli occupation forces arrested the following individuals from the town of Dura: Muath Munir al-Haroub, Mahmoud Salim al-Namoura, Hudhaifa Mahmoud al-Awawda, Muhammad Nasser Abu Zanouna, Imad Jadallah, Musab Munir Abu Zanouna, Ghassan Jihad Amr, Ismail al-Awawda, Muntaser Shadeed, Hammam Muhammad Taha Amr, Muhammad Nayef al-Rajoub, Yousef Qazzaz al-Darabieh, Amjad Qazzaz al-Darabieh, Osama Abu Farda, Hazem Hussein al-Sharawna, Muhannad Fares al-Masalmeh, Mu’min Maher al-Masalmeh, Yousef Nassar, Imam Nassar, Fatah movement secretary for the southern Hebron region Iyad Rayyan al-Sharawna, and journalist Muntaser Nassar..
The sources added that the occupation forces took the detainees to an unknown location, after searching their homes and tampering with their contents..
In the village of Al-Burj, south of Hebron, the occupation forces forced the family of citizen Abdul Jalil Khalil Al-Talahmeh to evacuate their home, turning it into a military barracks. The house is inhabited by three families, comprising 15 individuals, most of whom are children..
The occupation forces also set up several military checkpoints at the entrances to the city of Hebron, its towns, villages and camps, and closed a number of main and secondary roads with iron gates, concrete blocks and earth barriers..
The Hebron governorate witnesses frequent incursions by occupation forces, including arrest campaigns, house raids, and road closures, in addition to measures that affect the movement of citizens and their daily lives. These practices are part of an escalation of Israeli military measures in West Bank cities and towns, and the restrictions imposed on citizens, particularly in areas near settlements and bypass roads..
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