WEST BANK, (PIC)
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) kidnaped last night and on Monday morning a number of Palestinian citizens during raids in the West Bank, amid clashes in some areas.
According to local sources, Israeli forces kidnaped a man and his wife from their home in Qalqilya City to pressure their son to turn himself in before they kidnaped their son, Louay, later.
The IOF also kidnaped another citizen from his home in Qalqilya and raided other homes, amid clashes with resistance fighters.
In Nablus, the IOF stormed the city and kidnaped a citizen from his home in Ras al-Ein area.
Israeli forces also stormed Burqa village in the northwest of Nablus and kidnaped three young men from their homes.
A father and his son were also taken prisoners during the same raid in the village, but they were released later.
The IOF also stormed other areas of the West Bank and ransacked several homes, with no reported arrests.
In east Jerusalem, Israeli police forces kidnaped and assaulted a citizen from Shuafat refugee camp and used him as a human shield during a raid on a building.
Police forces also kidnaped another citizen during a raid in al-Eizariya town and showered local residents and homes with tear gas canisters.
In a separate incident, a resistance fighter called Yazan al-Maslamani was proclaimed dead today after he succumbed to critical injuries he sustained when a homemade explosive device exploded at him as he was preparing it in Tubas City.
Improvised explosive devices are made and used regularly by Palestinian resistance fighters against Israeli forces during their raids in the West Bank.
