Israeli forces detain nine Palestinians in West Bank

Israeli forces detained nine Palestinians from across the West Bank districts, according to the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society (PPS).

Israeli forces detained three Palestinians in the Bethlehem area, including a 17-year-old minor according to WAFA News Agency on Sunday.

In Ramallah/al Bireh district, forces detained two in Qarawat Bani Zeid village, in addition to a 35-year-old man in the town of 'Aurora.

Meanwhile, a Palestinian in his late 30s was detained in Qalqilia, and another in Tulkarem, while a third was detained in the town of Qabatiya.

PPS noted that at least 20 Palestinians, including a female, were detained by Israeli forces during the past two days.

Meanwhile, Israeli forces demolished some 22 residential and agricultural structures in Ras al Ahmar village, in the Jordan Valley, according to local sources.

Muataz Besharat, who monitors Israeli daily violations in the Jordan Valley, told WAFA that four Israeli bulldozers accompanied by a military escort broke into the village, before they proceeded to demolish residential and agricultural structures, in addition to animal barns.

The demolished structures are shelter for 13 local Palestinian families, Besharat added.

Source: MENA