Israeli forces abducted ten Palestinians during overnight and early Friday invasions in Tubas, Nablus, Jenin, Bethlehem and Hebron, while illegal paramilitary Israeli colonizers attacked a quarry and torched equipment south of Hebron.
In Tubas, in the northeastern occupied West Bank, Israeli forces abducted Walid Moayyad Sawafta, 22, after invading the city and breaking into his family’s home.
Kamal Bani Odah, director of the Palestinian Prisoners’ Society in Tubas, said military vehicles entered the city and soldiers broke into several homes before abducting Sawafta.
In Kafr Qalil, south of Nablus in the northern occupied West Bank, Israeli forces abducted Wasim Mansour and his son Khaled during a pre-dawn invasion.
Local sources said the soldiers broke into multiple homes, searched them, and damaged their contents before abducting the two Palestinians.
Israeli forces also invaded several areas of Nablus, including neighborhoods near Ein refugee camp, Tunis Street, Al-Ta’awon and Hawash Street.
In Jenin, in the northern occupied West Bank, Israeli soldiers abducted Palestinian author Mohammad Fares Jaradat and the father of Qais Al-Betawi after they were unable to locate Al-Betawi at his home.
In the same city, soldiers abducted three additional Palestinians: Hasan Ibrahim Sayyed, Nour Ahmad Abu Aziz and Mohammad Farhan Al-Aish.
In Umm Salamuna, south of Bethlehem in the southern occupied West Bank, Israeli forces abducted Murad Jihad Hayyan, 26, after breaking into and searching his family’s home.
Meanwhile, illegal paramilitary Israeli colonizers attacked a quarry owned by Ibrahim Al-Za’arir between Wadi Al-Rakhim and Wadi Ajish, south of Hebron.
The colonizers also invaded homes and barns in Khirbet Deir Shams, near ath-Thaheriya, south of Hebron. Medical sources said three Palestinians were injured while Israeli soldiers prevented ambulances from reaching the area.
Local reports said the attackers set fire to several vehicles and pieces of equipment at the site, causing material damage.
Furthermore, Israeli soldiers invaded a charitable society for orphans in Beit Ummar, north of Hebron, and abducted a young man from his home in Sa’ir, northeast of Hebron. They also invaded Deir Samet, west of the city.
Israeli military invasions remained ongoing in several areas of the occupied West Bank at the time of publication. Some incidents may remain unreported or underreported, and figures on abductions and damage may be revised as additional information becomes available.
