On Thursday evening, the Israeli occupation forces arrested 14 Palestinian citizens from the village of Umm Safa, northwest of Ramallah.

According to local sources, the occupation forces raided the village, fired live bullets at vehicles and citizens’ homes, raided commercial stores and arrested everyone inside them. They also arrested citizens after they removed them from their vehicles.

The sources indicated that among the detainees were known: the elderly Muhammad Musleh and his son Adam, Saleh Ma’rouf Tanatra, Dhia Ma’rouf Tanatra, Muhammad Yaqoub Tanatra, Majd Yaqoub Tanatra, Hamada Walid Tanatra, Muhammad Walid Tanatra, Ihab Sayel Tanatra, Muhammad Sayel Tanatra, and Aws Sayel. Tanatra, and Izz al-Din Muhammad Maarouf Tanatra.

Sources pointed out that the occupation army continues to close the two entrances to the village with dirt barriers, and that citizens are forced to take long detours to reach their workplaces.