Israel arrests 33 Palestinians in West Bank, East Jerusalem, demolishes house

Israeli security forces arrested 33 Palestinians in predawn raids in West Bank cities and East Jerusalem, and demolished a house in a refugee camp in northern Jerusalem, Palestinian sources said on Wednesday.

Twenty-five Palestinians were detained from the East Jerusalem town of Issawiyeh, while the rest from the West Bank cities of Bethlehem, Hebron, Nablus and Jenin, Palestinian Prisoners Club media officer Amani Sarahnah told Xinhua.

Israeli sources were not immediately available to comment on the arrests.

Menawhile, Palestinian sources told Xinhua that Israeli forces demolished the internal walls of a house of a Palestinian attacker in Qalandia Refugee Camp, north of Jerusalem city.

The house belongs to Hussein Abu Ghosh, who was killed by Israeli forces on Jan. 25 after an alleged double stabbing attack against settlers near Ramallah.

The sources said that the forces raided the camp, surrounded the house and started the demolition process.

The move sparked clashes with youths in the camp, leaving three injured by live ammunition and five others with rubber coated bullets, while dozens suffocated due to tear gas used by the Israeli forces, the sources added.

A recent wave of tension broke out between Palestinians and Israel last October, killing over 200 Palestinians and 30 Israelis. Endit