The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) last night and on Tuesday kidnaped at least 18 Palestinian citizens including minors and women and launched overnight raids on several homes in the West Bank and Jerusalem.
According to the Palestinian Prisoner Society six Palestinian women were rounded up in the morning by Israeli police forces during their presence outside the Aqsa Mosque’s Bab al-Rahma prayer building.
The women were identified as Nahida Shaqra Islam Manasera Samah Mahameed Ma’ali Eid Nafisa Khuwais and Aya Abu Nab.
In Jenin another woman identified as Amira Darubi the wife of prisoner Nidhal Anfi’aat was also taken prisoner during an overnight IOF campaign in Ya’bad town.
A citizen called Sakher Ateiq a resident of Burqin town was kidnaped by Israeli soldiers at a military checkpoint near Ya’bad town in Jenin.
The IOF also stormed at dawn Tubas city in the northeast of Nablus and kidnaped two teenagers identified as Jawdat Daraghmeh 17 and Qassam Siyajat 17.
In Bethlehem two citizens including a minor were kidnaped at dawn by the IOF from their homes in Tuqua town.
In Jerusalem Israeli police forces launched nighttime raids on homes in different neighborhoods and kidnaped two kids and one young man from their homes. They were identified as Mohamed Sarhan Khattab ash-Shirbati and Yousef Hazina.
The IOF also stormed the Jerusalem towns of Biddu and Qatanna and kidnaped two citizens identified as Saleh Kassab and Jawdeh Hawshiya.
Another citizen was taken prisoner during an IOF campaign in the West Bank town of Baqa ash-Sharqiyya.