The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) kidnaped last night and at dawn Saturday nine Palestinian citizens in Ramallah and al-Khalil.
According to local sources the IOF kidnaped four young men including two brothers after ransacking their homes in Deir Nidham village west of Ramallah.
In al-Khalil the IOF kidnaped four young men at az-Zarzour junction in Shu’aba area after handcuffing and beating them.
Another young man was also kidnaped by the IOF after he was allegedly found in possession of a gun inside his car at the Etzion junction in al-Khalil.
Last night the IOF soldiers clashed with local youths near the Tariq bin Ziyad junction in southern al-Khalil and closed the northern entrance of Ras al-Jura area.
A horde of Jewish settlers escorted by soldiers also assaulted last night a Palestinian young man in Jaber neighborhood near the Ibrahimi Mosque in al-Khalil.
Overnight clashes also broke out for the fourth consecutive day in the east Jerusalem town of Abu Dis between local youths and Israeli police forces.
