Several Palestinians were kidnapped by the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) at daybreak Thursday following assaults on the West Bank and Jerusalem.
The Israeli army claimed responsibility for the abduction of 13 Palestinians on allegations of involvement in anti-occupation activities.
The campaign targeted four Palestinians from Ramallah province four from Jenin four from Beit Ummar in al-Khalil and another from Jerusalem’s eastern town of Abu Dis.
Three Palestinians were further kidnapped by the IOF from Nablus province.
A PIC news correspondent said heavily-armed Israeli patrols stormed Jenin’s southern town of Qabatiya and cordoned off residential neighborhoods before they rounded up four Palestinian youths in their early 20s.
A PIC news correspondent identified the four arrestees as: Ihab al-Najma Wael Zakarna Mohamed Kmeil and Ahmed Abu al-Rub.
The IOF reportedly rummaged into the detainees’ family homes before they dragged them to an unidentified destination.
At predawn time Israeli troops sealed off the main access roads to the town with flying checkpoints.
The campaign culminated in the abduction of four Palestinians from al-Khalil’s northern town of Beit Ummar.
Spokesperson for the popular anti-wall committee Mohamed Awad said the IOF stormed the town and rummaged into civilian homes on claims of searching for weapons.
Four other youths were rounded up by the IOF in Aseida town and transferred to Etzion investigation center.
Meanwhile the IOF terrorized civilians and rescinded 15 work permits of Palestinians working in 1948 occupied territories as part of a policy of collective punishment.
