The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) last night and at dawn Tuesday kidnapped 17 Palestinian citizens and confiscated several cars during campaigns in different West Bank areas.
Local sources told the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) that Israeli troops stormed at dawn al-Arroub and al-Fawwar refugee camps in al-Khalil city and kidnapped five Palestinian young men including two brothers.
The two brothers were identified as Yousef and Nasim Attiti. The former recently received medical assistance after he suffered a bullet injury during skirmishes with Israeli soldiers in al-Arroub refugee camp.
Two others identified as Ayman Qassas and Ali Asi were also taken prisoners during the same IOF campaign in al-Arroub camp.
In al-Fawwar camp local sources said that Israeli soldiers rounded up a young man at the main entrance to the camp at the pretext that he threw a Molotov cocktail at settlers’ cars.
Meanwhile the IOF stormed different towns in al-Khalil and confiscated cars belonging to Palestinian citizens without providing a reason for such measure.
In Nablus the IOF kidnapped two young men from the towns of Qusra and Urif.
Local sources said that soldiers raided several stores in Qusra town kidnapped a young farmer called Qusay Abu Raida and confiscated his tractor.
In Urif town an Israeli military force broke into the house of Mohamed Shahada and kidnapped his son Anas.
In Salfit the IOF confiscated security camera recordings from a gas station in the city and kidnapped two young men from their homes in Deir Istiya town to the north.
The IOF also stormed Tulkarem city and kidnapped a Palestinian citizen called Luay Shadid.
Seven Palestinian young men were also taken prisoners during IOF raids on homes in other areas of the West Bank including Ya’bad town in Jenin.
