WEST BANK, (PIC)
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) kidnaped last night and at dawn Sunday a number of Palestinian citizens during raids in the West Bank, amid clashes in some areas.
According to local sources, the IOF stormed the old refugee camp of Askar in Nablus and ransacked several homes.
At least five citizens, including a father and his two sons, were kidnaped during the IOF raid in Askar camp.
Israeli forces also stormed other areas of Nablus, with no reported arrests.
In Bethlehem, the IOF carried out violent raids on several homes and clashed with local youths.
In Qalqilya, a young man suffered a bullet injury during an IOF raid at dawn in the city. Israeli soldiers also kidnaped a detainee after assaulting him in the city.
Local sources said that the IOF stormed most of Qalqilya City’s neighborhoods and deployed snipers in some areas. No arrests have been reported.
In al-Khalil, the IOF stormed al-Fawwar refugee camp and kidnaped two young men from their homes.
Another young man was taken prisoner during an IOF raid in Atuf village, east of Tamoun town in Tubas.
In Ramallah, Israeli forces kidnaped a child during a raid in Nabi Saleh village, and stormed Kafr Ni’ma town.
The IOF also kidnaped an elderly father and his two sons from Deir Abu Mash’al village in western Ramallah, as well as a young man from Silwad town in eastern Ramallah.
