WEST BANK, (PIC)
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) kidnaped several Palestinian citizens and clashed with local youths and resistance fighters during campaigns in the West Bank, which started last night and continued into Tuesday morning.
According to the Palestinian Commission of Detainees’ and Ex-Detainees’ Affairs and the Palestinian Prisoner Society, the IOF kidnaped 22 citizens, including a child, during overnight and morning raids in the West Bank.
In Jenin, resistance fighters clashed with Israeli forces in Jenin and its refugee camp and detonated explosive devices at their vehicles.
Later, the IOF withdrew from Jenin following a six-hour campaign, during which they went on the rampage through its streets, destroying public and private property.
Armed clashes also broke out between resistance fighters and Israeli forces in Kafr Dan town in the west of Jenin, where the IOF kidnaped a young man from his home and raided another house belonging to a wanted citizen called Ahmed Abul-Haija.
The IOF also stormed Sa’ir town in southern Jenin, encircled a house for about two hours and attacked it with projectiles, starting fire in it.
Local sources said that the Israeli forces ordered a young man from the family of Arsheed to surrender during their attack on the house, but later they kidnaped his four brothers to pressure him to turn himself in after they failed to capture him.
In Nablus, Israeli forces came under fire from resistance fighters in the new Askar refugee camp and Balata refugee camp.
In Ramallah, the IOF stormed the towns of Rima and Silwad and raided some homes, with no reported arrests.
In Bethlehem, the IOF carried out raids on homes and assaulted citizens in Kisan village.
Local sources said that the IOF kidnaped a citizen after assaulting him and members of his family in the village.
Two other citizens were taken prisoners following IOF raids on homes in Husan village, west of Bethlehem.
The IOF also raided homes in other West Bank areas, including al-Samoa town in southern al-Khalil.
In Qalqilya, the IOF killed a young man while driving his car, kidnaped seven others and clashed with local youths.
