WEST BANK, (PIC)
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) raided homes and kidnaped several Palestinian citizens during raids in different West Bank areas last night and on Wednesday morning.
According to local sources, Israeli forces stormed the town of Qabatiya, south of Jenin, spread in its streets and raided several homes.
In al-Khalil, Israeli forces kidnaped two citizens after raiding the town of al-Dhahiriya, south of the city.
Local sources in al-Khalil reported that the IOF soldiers kidnaped Ghada Waridat and 18-year-old Moataz Jawabra after assaulting them and their families and ransacking their homes.
Additionally, the IOF set up several military checkpoints at the entrances of al-Khalil, its towns, villages, and camps, closing a number of main and side roads with barriers, concrete blocks, and mounds of dirt.
In Bethlehem, Israeli forces kidnaped four citizens, including three teenagers under age 18, following raids on homes in different areas of the province.
In Nablus, the IOF kidnaped six citizens from the city and two others from the town of Qusra.
An IOF campaign of arrests and raids on homes also took place in several neighborhoods of Jerusalem and towns around Ramallah, where Israeli forces mainly raided homes of prisoners and ex-detainees.
