Several Palestinians were kidnapped by the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) at daybreak Tuesday in abduction sweeps rocking West Bank provinces.
The IOF claimed responsibility for the abduction of 16 Palestinians from the West Bank over the past few hours.
The occupation forces broke into the home of ex-prisoner Sofian Jamjoum south of al-Khalil and subjected the family members to intensive questioning before they seized his wife’s car.
Two Palestinians were kidnapped by the IOF from al-Khalil while another was summoned to questioning.
The Israeli soldiers also stormed Kafl Haris north of Salfit and ravaged Palestinian homes before they kidnapped two boys in their 17s from their family homes.
The IOF kidnapped two more Palestinians from Qalqilya and ordered a father to turn his son in.
Palestinian young man Haytham Salahat was kidnapped by the IOF from his home in Nablus province.
At the same time a number of Palestinian civilians sustained injuries shortly after the IOF troops stormed Tulkarem and attacked anti-occupation protesters with teargas canisters and sound bombs.
A set of makeshift checkpoints was also pitched by the occupation soldiers north of Tulkarem.
