The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) kidnaped last night and at dawn Thursday a number of Palestinian citizens during raids in the West Bank and Jerusalem.
According to local sources Israeli police forces stormed Anata town in the northeast of Jerusalem and kidnaped a young man from his home.
The Israeli police also launched raids on many homes in Beit Iksa town in northern Jerusalem as part of a large-scale manhunt for the Palestinians responsible for Wednesday’s double bombing operation in the holy city.
In the West Bank the IOF stormed Khirbet Qalqas village and the towns of Dura and Beit Ummar in the south and north of al-Khalil province and kidnaped five citizens from their homes.
In Ramallah the IOF kidnaped one citizen from Qaddura refugee camp two others from Beit Rima town and four from al-Mughayyir village.
The IOF also stormed other areas of the West Bank including Azzun town in Qalqilya and Husan town in Bethlehem with no reported arrests.
Yesterday the IOF assaulted and kidnaped a Palestinian teenager in Karantina area in southern al-Khalil.
Police forces also launched raids on homes in different areas of Jerusalem on Wednesday evening and kidnaped a number of citizens including a young man from at-Tur town.