WEST BANK,(The Palestine Foundation Pakistan)The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) kidnaped a number of Palestinian citizens and prevented farmers from reaching their olive groves in the West Bank on Saturday morning.
According to local sources, the IOF kidnaped at dawn a citizen from his home in Anza village, south of Jenin.
In Salfit, the IOF kidnaped three young men after ransacking their homes in Deir Ballut town.
In Tulkarem, two other citizens were taken prisoner during an IOF raid in Qaffin town.
Another one was kidnaped from his home in the Shuweika suburb of Tulkarem City.
In al-Khalil, Israeli forces kidnaped a citizen after searching his home in the city and closed roads in different areas of the province.
In Ramallah, the IOF closed the main entrance of Turmus Ayya town and prevented Palestinian vehicles from leaving or entering the area.
In southern Nablus, a local official said that the IOF continues to bar farmers in Duma village from reaching their swaths of land to harvest olives and provide protection for settler attacks on locals and their farmland.
Such military restrictions come amid ongoing settler attacks targeting local farmers and their farmland, with the IOF providing protection for the settlers during their aggressive acts. As a result, West Bank farmers face significant obstacles and risks, especially during the olive harvest season.
