Abdullah Barruuthi, 21 from the village of Dir Ghassana west of the West Bank city of Ramallah was taken prisoner by the Israeli army on Wednesday morning.

 An Israeli army force invaded the village in the early dawn hours and attacked several homes before taking Barruuthi to an unknown location after searching his home.

Eyewitnesses reported that soldiers forced families, including infants and children, out of their homes under the point of a gun while searching their homes.