IOF kidnaps several Palestinians in W. Bank, razes mosque in J’lem

WEST BANK (Palestine Foundation Information Center) The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) kidnaped last night and on Wednesday morning a number of Palestinian citizens in the West Bank and demolished a small mosque in east Jerusalem

According to local sources, the IOF kidnaped a young man after ransacking his home in Silat al-Harithiya town, west of Jenin.

The IOF also kidnaped another young man from his home in al-Bayader neighborhood in Jenin City, amid armed clashes between resistance fighters and Israeli forces in the city’s eastern neighborhood.

In Tulkarem, the IOF kidnaped a young man from Anabta town.

In Ramallah, the IOF kidnaped a young man from Beitunia town in western Ramallah and stormed different areas of the province.

Two other young men were kidnaped and one vehicle was seized following an IOF raid in Kafr Malik village in northern Ramallah

In Nablus, Israeli forces kidnaped three young men during a raid in the city.

Another young man was taken prisoner during an IOF raid in Asira al-Qibliya, south of Nablus.

In al-Khalil, the IOF kidnaped two young men after raiding their homes in Beit Ummar town.

On Tuesday evening, the IOF assaulted a family and interrogated their kids after storming their home in ash-Shallala street in al-Khalil City.

Local sources in al-Khalil City explained that Israeli soldiers raided the house of a citizen from Abu Hayya family near the illegal settlement of Beit Hadassah, detained and interrogated his children, detained other members of the family inside a room, and assaulted a number of them.

In Jerusalem, Israeli police forces kidnaped three citizens, including two brothers, from their homes in the Old City, and another one from al-Tur town.

Three other Jerusalemite young men were reportedly taken prisoners following an IOF raid in al-Ram town, north of the holy city.

Israeli police forces also broke into and ransacked several homes belonging to the family of az-Zaghir in Kafr Aqab town in northern Jerusalem.

The police forces kidnaped eight citizens from the family, including two brothers of ex-detainee Ashraf az-Zaghir — one of the Palestinian prisoners who were released recently in exchange for Israeli captives. Those citizens were arrested on a charge of celebrating the release of Ashraf.

In a separate incident, the Israeli occupation authority demolished on Wednesday morning a small mosque (al-Taqwa) in Sur Baher town, south of Jerusalem, at the pretext of unlicensed construction.

Local sources said that the mosque had been set up on the upper floor of a house about two years ago, adding that police forces cordoned off the area where the house is located as employees from the Israeli municipality embarked on razing the mosque.