A number of Palestinian civilians were kidnapped by the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) at daybreak Monday in abduction sweeps rocking the West Bank and Jerusalem.
The Israeli military claimed in a statement responsibility for the abduction of 26 Palestinians over allegations of involvement in anti-occupation activities.
A 15-year-old girl—Nisreen Abu Aker—and her brother Asil aged 14 were kidnapped by Israeli soldiers from their family homes in Ayeda refugee camp north of Bethlehem. Their father has been held in Israeli jails.
The occupation forces also kidnapped 17-year-old Abdul Halim Qufeisheh from his family home in al-Khalil city.
Seven Palestinians were meanwhile kidnapped by the IOF from Ramallah three from Bethlehem two from al-Khalil two others from Qalqilya and two more youths from Jenin.
The sweep culminated in the abduction of four Palestinians from occupied Jerusalem.
The Jenin arrestees were identified as Mohamed Abu Tabikh and Diaa Abu Jalda.
Overnight Israeli army patrols set up checkpoints around Jenin’s western and southern entrances and cracked down on Palestinian civilians.
At the same time clashes flared up in Nablus’s eastern corners shortly after the 20 Israeli military jeeps rolled into the area through Beit Furik checkpoint.
An Israeli patrol further raided Kafr Kalil town south of Nablus sparking terror in the area.
