Israeli forces abducted, on Friday, one Palestinian young man after assaulting him and detained two others in the town of Al-Khader, south of Bethlehem in the southern occupied West Bank.

Media sources said that occupation forces assaulted the young man, Muhannad Omar Abu Saif, 20, on Friday evening, before abducting him near his home in the town of Al-Khader, south of Bethlehem.


Earlier, the army invaded the town of Al-Khader and fired tear gas canisters, damaging a commercial shop; no injuries were reported.

Media sources said that occupation soldiers detained two unidentified young men at the southern entrance to the town.


In related news, Israeli forces stormed the village of Nabi Saleh, northwest of Ramallah in the central occupied West Bank, sparking protests by local Palestinian youths.

Media sources said that occupation forces invaded the village of Nabi Saleh, northwest of Ramallah, on Friday evening, stormed the home of Sharaf Tamimi, 33, and detained him.

Sources added that soldiers broke into the home of the citizen, Mustafa Fakhri, and occupied the rooftop of his home, in addition to forcing shops to close, and erecting a military roadblock near the entrance to the town.