[Saturday, February 01, 2014] Dozens of Israeli soldiers invaded the southern West Bank district of Hebron, kidnapping five Palestinians, including two children.Local sources in Hebron city have reported that the army invaded the Sheikh neighborhood, in Hebron city, kidnapping Mo’taz Nasser Ed-Deen, 20, Mohammad Abu al-‘Adas al-Qawasma, 18, Safwan Ahmad Ja’bary, 20, and two children who remained unidentified until the time of this report.

The five were cuffed, blindfolded and were moved by the soldiers to a nearby Israeli military base.

Furthermore, soldiers invaded the Wad Abu al-Qomra and Tarousa areas, in Doura town, south of Hebron, firing concussion grenades at a number of homes.

The army also invaded the nearby towns of Yatta and at-Thaheriyya, and installed roadblocks at the entrances of Joret Bahlas area, north of Hebron city, Sa’ir and Halhoul towns, and al-Fawwar refugee camp.

They stopped and searched dozens of Palestinian cars, interrogating scores of Palestinians while inspecting their ID cards.

In related news, soldiers invaded the West Bank city of Bethlehem, kidnapping Mohammad Ahmad Breijiyya, 26, coordinator of the Popular Committee against the Wall, before taking him to an unknown destination.

On Friday evening, soldiers kidnapped seven Palestinian children, near the Bilal Bin Rabah Mosque, north of the West Bank city of Bethlehem.

In addition, dozens of soldiers fired gas bombs at a soccer match in the town of Ar-Ram, north of occupied East Jerusalem, forcing the residents out of the stadium.

The match between the al-Biereh Youth Foundation and the Islamic Club of Qalqilia was being held at the Faisal al-Husseini Stadium; soldiers attacked the Palestinians seven minutes into the match. Dozens of Palestinians suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation.

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