[Tue, 12 Aug 2025 12:36:35 +0300]

Ramallah / Bethlehem / Hebron - Saba:

This morning, Tuesday, the Zionist enemy forces arrested eight Palestinian citizens in Bethlehem, Al-Bireh, and Hebron in the West Bank in occupied Palestine.

This morning, the Israeli enemy forces arrested four young men from the Al-Amari refugee camp, south of Ramallah, and a fifth young man from the city of Al-Bireh. Security sources reported that an Israeli army force raided several Palestinian homes in the Amari refugee camp and arrested Abdullah Khalil Abu Attia, Muhammad Omar Abu Kuwaik, Naim Khalil Al-Tawkhi, and Muhammad Khalil Balah, according to the official Palestinian News Agency.

In the city of Al-Bireh, Israeli forces arrested Izz al-Din al-Tawil after raiding his home in the Al-Balou neighborhood.

In the city of Bethlehem, security sources reported that Israeli forces arrested Muhammad Mahmoud Abu Ayyash (25 years old) and Naseem Walid al-Harimi (24 years old) from Al-Sof Street in the city center, after raiding and searching their families' homes.

The sources added that Israeli forces raided the Deheishe, Aida, and Al-Azza refugee camps, in addition to the cities of Beit Jala and Beit Sahour, and the towns of Al-Khader, Al-Doha, and Artas, without reporting any arrests or home raids.

In a related development, Israeli forces arrested a Palestinian citizen from the town of Sa'ir, northeast of Hebron, and searched several homes in the governorate in the southern West Bank. Security and local sources reported that Israeli forces raided the town of Sa'ir and arrested citizen Muhammad Yunis al-Shalaldeh after searching his home and ransacking its contents. They then took him to an unknown location.

Israeli forces also raided the town of Taffuh, west of Hebron, and searched several homes belonging to the Rizeikat family, destroying their contents and doors. They also searched the homes of the Badawi family in the al-Arroub refugee camp, north of Hebron.

Israeli forces set up several military checkpoints at the entrances to the city of Hebron and its towns, villages, and refugee camps, and closed several main and side roads with iron gates, concrete blocks, and earth mounds.