More than 30 Palestinians were kidnapped by the Israeli occupation forces in predawn abduction sweeps rocking the occupied Palestinian territories.
The list of arrestees includeS Palestinian civilians Mohamed al-Sayad Ahmad Khweis Alaa Abulhawa Ahmad Arafat Mohamed Ubaid Yasser Hamdan and Mousa al-Rajabi among several others.
An Israeli military patrol broke into al-Sheyoukh town north of al-Khalil at daybreak and kidnapped the young man Mahmoud Majdi al-Warasna aged 18 from his family home before it dragged him to the Etzion detention center.
Meanwhile clashes burst out in Qabatiya after the occupation troops rolled into the town at dawn and cracked down on Palestinian locals.
Israeli soldiers wreaked havoc on civilian homes and subjected Palestinian youths to intensive questioning.
A number of civilians choked on teargas grenades that were randomly unleashed by the occupation forces during the assault.
