The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) kidnaped on Wednesday night a Palestinian citizen assaulted his family and carried out confiscations during a raid on his home in southern al-Khalil.

According to local sources a large number of Israeli soldiers broke into and ransacked the house of Maher Abu al-Turk in the southern area of al-Khalil City detained his family members for over four hours and assaulted and brutalized them.

One woman from the family identified as Nour Abu Turk had bruises and a dislocated shoulder when officers assaulted her as other soldiers went on the rampage through the house.

The IOF also seized two cars owned by citizens from the family pillaged a carpentry workshop and other homes belonging to them and confiscated woodworking equipment.

Earlier in the evening the IOF kidnaped a Palestinian young man after opening fire at his car near ad-Dhahiriya town in southern al-Khalil with no known reason.

Local sources said that Israeli soldiers chased a car carrying Palestinian registration plates near the Mitar checkpoint in the south of ad-Dhahiriya town and opened fire at its tires before subduing and detaining its driver.

The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) at dawn yesterday (Thursday) kidnapped a Palestinian young man from his home in al-Khalil and assaulted his family.

Local sources told the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) that Israeli soldiers broke into and ransacked the house of Saber Taha in the Old City of al-Khalil and forced all family members to stay outdoors.

According to the sources the soldiers caused damage to the furniture and electrical appliances spoiled food stuff and physically assaulted an elderly woman when she objected to the havoc they caused in the house.

They also severally beat the father and caused him to bleed before they ended their brutality by rounding up the young man Saber and taking him to an undeclared place.