Israeli forces detained at least 15 Palestinians from the occupied West Bank overnight Saturday, most of which were from Hebron, and raided several houses, an Israeli army spokesperson and locals told Ma'an.
An Israeli army spokesperson said nine of those detained in the occupied West Bank were from the southern district of Hebron, three of which were detained for allegedly being "Hamas operatives." The spokesperson did not provide details on the other six who were detained.
Hebrew media reported that Israeli forces recovered several weapons, including an M16 assault rifle and 16 pistols during the Hebron raids.
In the Hebron village of Beit Ummar, Israeli forces detained Muhammad,19, and Muhannad Awad,17, both of whom are the sons of Palestinian prisoner Murshid Muhammad Awad, a spokesperson of a popular committee in Beit Ummar, Muhammad Ayyad Awad, said.
The spokesperson added that during the raid, Israeli forces closed the main entrance to Beit Ummar and ransacked the homes of Ahmad Hammad Abu Maria, Sameer Sadeq Abu Maria, Sami Hassan Manousr Sabarna, Yousif Abdul-Hamid Abu Maria, Ahmad Mahmoud Musa and former Palestinian prisoner Turkey Muhammad Mahmoud Alami, 37.
Israeli forces also raided the family home of Omar Arafat Issa al-Zaaqiq, a Palestinian who was shot dead on Friday after attacking several Israeli soldiers with his car.
The forces measured al-Zaaqiq's home in preparation for demolition, locals said.
Others detained from Hebron have been identified as Muhammad Azmi al-Sweeti from the village of Dura, Muath Manaa Masalmah from Beit Awwa village, and two brothers, Ayman and Muhammad Waleed Masharqa, from Der Samet village.
During the first 12 days of November, Israeli forces detained 416 Palestinians, including 122 minors, the PPS reported earlier this month.
In October alone, just short of 1,000 Palestinians, including 147 children, had been detained by Israeli forces, according to Addameer.
Before the crackdown, there was a weekly average of 78 Israeli army "search and arrest operations" carried out across the occupied West Bank in 2015, according to United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, however there has recently been a sharp increase in such operations.
