WEST BANK, (Palestine Foundation Information Center), The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) stormed different areas of the West Bank at dawn Thursday, raiding homes and kidnaping several Palestinian citizens.
According to local sources, the IOF kidnaped 11 Palestinian citizens following raids on homes across the Nablus Governorate, including seven from the village of Qaryut.
In Bethlehem, Israeli forces kidnaped a young man from his home in the town of Teqoa.
In Jenin, two young men were taken prisoner following violent raids on homes in the city.
Israeli forces also detained and assaulted a young man in the area of the main rotary in the central district of Jenin City. They also set up a military checkpoint near the village of al-Mansoura, south of the governorate, and checked residents’ ID cards.
In Ramallah, the IOF kidnaped a young man from the town of Birzeit, north of Ramallah.
In al-Khalil, Israeli forces kidnaped several residents during early morning home raids, though details regarding the number or identities of the detainees remain unavailable.
Meanwhile, the Palestine Center for Prisoner Studies said that Israeli forces arrested 530 Palestinians across the West Bank and Jerusalem in September, noting that 39 children and 15 women and girls were among those detained.
