The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) at dawn Thursday kidnaped at least 13 Palestinian citizens after raiding homes in different West Bank areas.
According to local sources the IOF kidnaped five young men from different areas of Bethlehem province.
In Ramallah the IOF kidnaped senior Islamic Jihad official Jum’ah al-Tayeh from his home in Kafr Ni’ma town. He was released recently after spending over 18 years in Israeli jails.
The IOF also stormed the town of Dura in southern al-Khalil and the town of Aqraba in southeastern Nablus and kidnaped two citizens identified as Katamel Akteel and Mumen Dairya.
In a related context the Hebrew radio said on Thursday morning that the Israeli army arrested four Palestinian young men in Sahel Salem area in the east of Nablus claiming they were found in possession of two Molotov cocktails and one homemade explosive device.
