GAZA, (PIC)
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) at dawn Monday kidnaped a number of Palestinian citizens during raids in the West Bank, amid clashes in some areas.
According to local sources, the IOF stormed Aqabat Jabr refugee camp in Jericho and kidnaped three young men from their homes, including two brothers.
The IOF also kidnaped three young men from their homes in al-Deheisha refugee camp in Bethlehem.
In Nablus, Israeli forces stormed the house of prisoner Mohamed Abu Ranjo, who was kidnaped a few days ago, during a raid in al-Ein refugee camp, while local resistance fighters showered IOF vehicles with bullets.
The IOF also raided several homes in Urif town, south of Nablus, with no reported arrests.
In Qalqilya, the IOF raided different neighborhoods of the city and kidnaped a young man from his home in al-Nafaq street.
Local sources said that Israeli soldiers savagely beat a citizen during a raid on an apartment building in Dawoud neighborhood in Qalqilya City.
In Ramallah, the IOF stormed an apartment building in al-Masayef neighborhood and kidnaped a young man from Deir Ammar town, northwest of the city.
Last night, armed clashes with resistance fighters broke out in Balata refugee camp, east of Nablus, after Israeli forces with one bulldozer stormed the area.
Al-Qassam Brigades of Hamas said that a group of its fighters opened machinegun fire at Israeli forces and their vehicles in different areas of Balata camp.
Al-Qassam fighters also detonated a number of explosive devices during the IOF raid in the camp, according to the Brigades.