The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) kidnaped at dawn Monday at least 15 Palestinian citizens during campaigns in different West Bank areas.

According to local sources the detainees are from Ramallah Bireh Tulkarem Jenin Qalqilya Bethlehem and al-Khalil.

Meanwhile the Israeli army claimed that Palestinian gunmen opened fire at its forces who stormed Yamun town in Jenin to make arrests adding that no one of its soldiers was injured in the shooting.

In a separate incident the Israeli occupation police handed on Sunday morning Sheikh Ekrima Sabri an order signed by the Israeli interior minister banning his travel abroad for four months at the pretext that his travel would pose a security threat.

Sheikh Sabri head of the Higher Islamic Council in Occupied Jerusalem said the Israeli decision was unfair and would not prompt him to change his positions or discourage him from performing his religious duty towards his people and nation.

The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) last night and at dawn Wednesday kidnaped at least 15 Palestinian citizens in the West Bank.

Among the detainees were two teenagers from Azza refugee camp in Bethlehem. They were identified as Mohamed al-Azza 17 and Mohamed al-Barbari 18.

13 others were taken prisoners during IOF campaigns in different West Bank areas according to local sources.

In Jerusalem the IOF stormed as-Sawahira ash-Sharqiya town and ransacked the house of Abdul-Omar Abdul-Qader before confiscating the car of his son Jafar. The IOF had raided the same house about 10 days ago and seized 12000 shekels from the family.

In a separate incident three Palestinian citizens were injured last night when a Jewish settler driving at high speed rammed his car into them at the eastern entrance to Qalqilya city and fled the scene.