Israeli occupation forces on Monday night abducted Mo’men Ghaleb Mazeed and his sister Diana from the town of Anabta, east of Tulkarem in the West Bank’s northwestern part, following a 12‑hour military invasion of the area.
Local sources reported that the soldiers invaded the family home, destroyed its contents, and assaulted Mo’men, his father, and his brother before abducting him and his sister.
The invasion began at dawn, with heavy deployment of military vehicles and infantry units throughout the town’s neighborhoods and streets.
During the offensive, the army abducted dozens of Palestinians, most of them former political prisoners, after storming their homes, searching them, destroying property, and assaulting young men.
The soldiers also occupied the home of Shawkat Abdul‑Dayem, turning it into a military outpost and field interrogation center, after forcing the family to evacuate.
Troops further detained the Palestine TV crew, subjected them to searches and interrogation, and forced them to leave the town.
لحظة اعتقال قوات الاحتلال الإسرائيلي شابا في بلدة عنبتا بمدينة طولكرم في الضفة الغربية#فيديو pic.twitter.com/96eBUbkmbT
— قناة الجزيرة (@AJArabic) April 20, 2026
The abductions in Anabta came amid a broad escalation of Israeli military and colonizer attacks across the occupied West Bank throughout the day.
Earlier Monday, IMEMC documented multiple invasions, demolitions, assaults, and livestock thefts in several districts:
Colonizers, Army Continue West Bank Attacks
Israeli Colonizers Steal Over 12,000 Livestock Since Early 2025
Army Destroys Water Lines East of Tammun
Army Demolishes A Palestinian Home In Hebron
Soldiers Abduct Dozens Of Palestinians Across West Bank
These incidents reflect a coordinated pattern of military invasions, home demolitions, infrastructure destruction, colonizer violence, and mass abductions carried out by Israeli forces and illegal paramilitary Israeli colonizers across multiple districts.
