WEST BANK, (PIC)
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) kidnaped last night and at dawn Thursday a number of Palestinian citizens during raids in the West Bank, amid clashes in some areas.
According to local sources, the IOF kidnaped a university student identified as Anwar al-Amour, the daughter of prisoner Iyad al-Amour, after raiding her home in Yatta City, south of al-Khalil.
The IOF also kidnaped two young men from their homes in Urif village and another one from Dura City in al-Khalil province.
In Jerusalem, Israeli police forces kidnaped two citizens following raids on homes in Beit Duqqu town, northwest of the holy city.
Police forces also raided homes in the east Jerusalem district of Issawiya and detained and interrogated local residents for several hours before releasing them, amid clashes with young men.
In Jenin, the IOF kidnaped two brothers from the family of Abul-Nada and another young man after ransacking their homes in Kafr Dan town.
Last night, one Israeli soldier was killed and 17 others were injured, four seriously, when Palestinian resistance fighters detonated a large explosive device at an IOF vehicle in Jenin City.
Israeli ambulances escorted by a military drone evacuated the wounded soldiers from the area.
Resistance fighters from al-Qassam Brigades of Hamas and al-Quds Brigades of Islamic Jihad also clashed with Israeli forces near the Khalil Suleiman Hospital and other areas of Jenin.
The IOF reportedly kidnaped eight citizens, including MP Jamal Huwail, from a pharmacy on the outskirts of Jenin refugee camp.
