IOF kidnaps several Palestinians during W. Bank raids

WEST BANK(Palestine Foundation Information Center)  The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) kidnaped at dawn Sunday a number of Palestinian citizens during raids in the West Bank.

According to local sources, the IOF stormed Dura town in southern al-Khalil and kidnaped Yassin Masalmeh, the brother of martyr Moamen who carried out on March 31 the Gan Yavne operation that killed an Israeli and injured another one.

The IOF also stormed Kharsa village in southern al-Khalil and kidnaped Sheikh Yehya al-Halabi, a mosque preacher, after ransacking his home.

Two other citizens were taken prisoners following IOF raids on homes in Beit Kahel town, northwest of al-Khalil.

In Tubas, Israeli forces kidnaped a young man, a resident of Tamun town, at the Hamra checkpoint.

In Qalqilya, the IOF kidnaped a young man from his home in Kafr Saba neighborhood in the city.