Israeli soldiers abducted, on Saturday at dawn, eight Palestinians during invasions targeting the towns of Doura, Deir Samit, Ethna, Sinjer and Surif, in the southern West Bank governorate of Hebron.
Media sources said the soldiers stormed and ransacked many homes and interrogated scores of Palestinians while inspecting their ID cards, in addition to stopping and searching many cars.
They added that the soldiers abducted three former political prisoners, identified as Ayed Doudin, Khaled al-Fasfous, and Tawfiq Abdul-Fattah al-Hroub, from Doura town, southwest of Hebron.
The soldiers also abducted a former political prisoner, Ismael an-Nattah, from Ethna town, west of Hebron, and Fadi Ghneimat from Surif town, northwest of Hebron.
In addition, undercover Israeli soldiers kidnapped a former political prisoner, identified as Mohammad Yousef al-Hroub, while crossing a road in Sinjer village, southwest of Hebron.
Furthermore, the soldiers abducted Ahmad Thieb al-Hroub and Ezz Qassem al-Hroub, after stopping a car they were riding, in Deir Samit town, west of Hebron.
The Israel army claimed that the eight abducted Palestinians are members of Hamas movement.