Israeli soldiers abducted, on Monday at dawn, 23 Palestinians, most of them are members of Fateh Movement, from their homes in several parts of occupied East Jerusalem, the Wadi Hilweh Information Center in Silwan (Silwanic) has reported.

Silwanic stated that the soldiers conducted violent searches of dozens of homes in Silwan, Wadi al-Jouz, Sur Baher, al-‘Isawiya, Beit Hanina and the Old City, before abducting the Palestinians.

Lawyer Mohammad Mahmoud stated that the Israeli army’s “justification” for abducting the 23 Palestinians is that “they work for the Palestinian Authority” in Jerusalem.

One of the abducted Palestinians is Amjad Abu al-‘Assab, the head of Detainees Parents Committee in Jerusalem.

The abducted Palestinians have been identified as:

1. Amjad Abu al-‘Assab.
2. Ehab Abu Sbeitan.
3. Mohammad Sayyad.
4. Ahmad Mousa Mustafa.
5. Farid al-Basity.
6. Mohammad ash-Shibil.
7. Ahmad Khweiss.
8. Talal Sayyad.
9. Naji Abu Jom’a.
10. Khaled Abu Ghannam.
11. Eyad al-Hadra.
12. Moath al-Ashhab.
13. Jihad ‘Oweida.
14. Ahmad Arafat.
15. Nidal Affana.
16. Samer Shanak.
17. Hazem Gharabla.
18. Mazen Bader.
19. Wasim Resheq.
20. Ashraf Obeid.
21. Zoheir Obeid.
22. Fawzi Sha’ban.
23. Ashraf Najeeb.