A number of Palestinians were kidnapped by the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) at predawn time Thursday and others had their money seized in an abduction sweep rocking the West Bank.
The Israeli army claimed responsibility for the abduction of nine Palestinians on allegations of involvement in anti-occupation activities.
The IOF allegedly spotted an M16 weapon and ammunition during an assault on al-Khalil province.
At the same time sums of money were seized in Azzoun town east of Qalqilya over claims that they were expected to be funneled to anti-occupation groups.
Activists said three Palestinians among them two brother were kidnapped by the IOF from Tulkarem province. Two were kidnapped from Bethlehem.
Other Palestinians were also kidnapped from Qalqilya’s eastern town of Azzoun and al-Khalil province.
At the crack of dawn Israeli forces demolished an agricultural storeroom in Azzoun owned by the Palestinian citizen Amir Dahbour.
Meanwhile Israeli settlers broke into the vicinities of al-Nabi Younes in Halhul north of al-Khalil and Khirbet Takou’ east of Bethlehem under the religious guise.
Clashes flared up in Beit Ummar north of al-Khalil shortly after the IOF rolled into the city and cracked down on the locals.
