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20 Palestinians kidnapped by IOF in W. Bank

Thursday 10-January-2019

The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) at dawn Thursday kidnapped at least 20 Palestinian citizens from their homes in different West Ban areas.

In Qalqilya the IOF kidnapped four Palestinian citizens from their homes in the town Kafr Qaddum and Azzun.

Two teenagers were also kidnapped from their homes in Kafr Ni’ma town west of Ramallah.

Clashes reportedly broke out between Palestinian youths and Israeli soldiers in Jenin city and its refugee camp north of the West Bank. One young man suffered a rubber bullet injury and many others suffered from their exposure to tear gas fumes.

Local sources in Jenin refugee camp told a reporter for the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) that Israeli soldiers stormed and ransacked the house of Sheikh Bassam al-Saadi and rounded up his son Yehya.

The IOF also broke into the house of Nidal Zaydan in Jenin city interrogated his father for hours before kidnapping the former from an area in the city.

Another young citizen called Munadel Nufay’at was taken prisoner during a raid on his home in Ya’bad town south of Jenin.

Four other citizens were kidnapped from their homes in al-Khalil province and a sum of money were confiscated during an IOF campaign in al-Khalil city.

In Nablus the IOF stormed Madama town and confiscated two cars belonging to ex-detainee Ammar Qut and his father.

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