WEST BANK (Palestine Foundation Information Center) The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) kidnaped a number of Palestinian citizens and used homes as interrogation centers in the West Bank at dawn Thursday.
According to local sources, the IOF kidnaped two brothers and another citizen after ransacking homes in the southern area of al-Khalil City.
A female teenager called Ayat Adi was beaten and then kidnaped after raiding her home in Beit Ummar town, north of al-Khalil.
The IOF also stormed the towns of Bani Naim, Sa’ir and ash-Shuyukh in al-Khalil province, with no reported arrests.
In Masafer Yatta, Israeli soldiers chased Palestinian shepherds in Janba area and fired tear gas canisters at them.
In Bethlehem, Israeli forces kidnaped 22 citizens from al-Asakra village following raids on several homes.
Another citizen was taken prisoner by the IOF in Nablus City’s Ras al-Ein neighborhood.
Meanwhile, the IOF forced about 14 Palestinian families to leave their homes in Balata refugee camp in eastern Nablus and turned them into detention and interrogation centers.
About 16 citizens reportedly suffered injuries when Israeli soldiers assaulted them in Balata camp during its ongoing campaign, which started on Wednesday.
The IOF also stormed other areas of the West Bank and raided homes, with no reported arrests.
