The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) at dawn Tuesday kidnapped more than eight Palestinians in new raid campaigns launched in different areas of the West Bank.
Local sources told the PIC reporter that the IOF at dawn closed the northern entrance to Madama town south of Nablus for the second time in 24 hours and blocked movement in both directions without giving reasons.
In another context a group of Israeli settlers late at night on Monday set up a number of caravans and a tent in Ras al-Ein area which is located near Elon Moreh settlement and covers an area of 25 dunums of Deir al-Hatab village east of Nablus.
Eyewitnesses reported that large forces of the Israeli army carried out military maneuvers during the night hours using live ammunition and sound and light bombs near Arraba town south of Jenin. A state of fair and panic prevailed among the Palestinian citizens.
The IOF also raided Kafr Qaddum town east of Qalqilya according to the popular resistance coordinator in the town Murad Shtewi who said that three Israeli patrols stormed the town and provocatively fired sound bombs before leaving the place. No arrests were reported.
