On Thursday, Israeli soldiers abducted seventeen Palestinians from their homes in several parts of the occupied West Bank.
In Nablus, in the northern West Bank, the soldiers abducted a former political prisoner, Ibrahim Shawahna, from his home in Rafidia.
In Ramallah, in the central West Bank, the soldiers abducted Nassim Hosni Barghouthi, 28, Majdi Monir Rimawi, 34, Ahmad Khaled Rimawi, 29, and Bilal Rimawi, from Beit Rima town, northwest of the city.
In Hebron, in the southern part of the West Bank, the soldiers abducted Safwat Ibrahim Natsha, 20, Mohammad Hamdi al-Oweiwi, in addition to Ahmad Yosri al-Oweiwi, and his twin brother Mahmoud.
In occupied Jerusalem, the soldiers invaded Biddu town, northwest of the city, searched homes, and abducted Qussai Badwan and Mohtadi Ayyash, 24.
In the Qalandia refugee camp, north of Jerusalem, the soldiers abducted Ismael Abu Latifa, in addition to Khalil Jaber from Shu’fat town, northeast of Jerusalem.
In Jabal al-Mokabber, northeast of Jerusalem, the soldiers abducted a young man, Ayham Ja’abis.
In Bethlehem, south of Jerusalem, the soldiers abducted Mahdi Ahmad Tawfiq, 18, and his cousin Tawfiq Ali Tawfiq, 16, from the al-Obeydiyya town, east of the city, and Mohammad Khaled Mousa, 18, from the al-Khader town, south of Bethlehem.