Israeli Forces Detain at Least 50 Palestinians in Hebron Raid

Israeli forces detained more than 50 Palestinians, most of whom were Hamas supporters in Hebron in the southern West Bank, witnesses and officials said Sunday. More than 100 military jeeps stormed the city from three directions and deployed in several neighborhoods in the largest detention campaign in Hebron since 2003, locals and Palestinian security officials told Palestine''s News Agency "Ma''an". Hamas lawmaker Muhammad Mutliq Abu Juheisha was among more than 50 Palestinians detained across the district as soldiers raided the surrounding towns of Dura, Surif, Beit Ula, Nuba, Yatta and As-Samu. Palestinian security sources said troops fanned out across the southern West Bank in an overnight operation which kicked off just hours after Hamas''s armed wing in Gaza fired rockets into southern Israel, breaking a truce brokered in April. The Al-Qassam Brigades said they fired four Grad rockets at the Israeli town of Ofakim near the Gaza Strip, lightly wounding two children, in what was the first such attack claimed by the group in months and came in the context of rising tensions in and around the enclave. The Israeli operation met with resistance, with youngsters hurling stones at troops in Dura and troops retaliating with rubber bullets, moderately injuring one youngster, medics said.