Scores of Palestinian civilians were kidnapped by the Israeli occupation forces at predawn time on Thursday in abduction sweeps rocking the West Bank.

The Israeli military claimed responsibility for the abduction of eight Palestinians overnight on allegations of involvement in anti-occupation activities.

The campaign targeted Palestinians from Jenin Qalqilya Bethlehem and Ramallah.

At the same time Israeli patrols rolled into Ramallah’s northern town of Senjel and ravaged civilian homes before they stole money from the home of Palestinian citizen Nour Shabana.

Clashes burst out meanwhile in Jenin refugee camp in the northern occupied West Bank shortly after full-armed Israeli soldiers raided the area and cracked down on the locals.

Bullet fire and acoustic grenades were randomly discharged by the occupation forces across residential alleyways.

The assault culminated in the abduction of two Palestinian young men from Jenin.

Overnight Israeli troops cordoned off Jenin’s town of Yabad and set up makeshift checkpoints allegedly after a home-made grenade was unleashed toward an Israeli patrol.

Scores of Palestinian civilians were kidnapped by the Israeli occupation forces at predawn time on Wednesday in abduction sweeps rocking the West Bank.

Palestinian ex-prisoners Amir Eshtiyeh and Samih al-Aaraj were kidnapped by the occupation forces from their family homes in Rafidia.

Israeli soldiers reportedly ransacked civilian homes in al-Maajeen neighborhood in Nablus.

At the same time clashes burst out in Jenin after dozens of heavily-armed Israeli soldiers rolled into the area and cracked down on the locals.

Five Palestinian young men were kidnapped by the occupation forces from the area. Palestinian family homes were also ravaged by the soldiers.

The Israeli forces set up a series of military checkpoints west of Jenin and cordoned off the main entrances to the city.

Meanwhile a number of Palestinians were kidnapped by the occupation soldiers from their homes in the southern West Bank province of al-Khalil.