Israeli soldiers kidnapped, on Monday at dawn, two young Palestinian men, and a child, in occupied East Jerusalem, and violently searched homes before attacking several family members, causing injuries.The Wadi Hilweh Information Center in Silwan (Silwanic) said the soldiers kidnapped a child identified as Mo’men Abu Hasheema, from Jerusalem’s Old City, after violently searching his family’s home.

In addition, the soldiers kidnapped Mohammad Ali Ata, 18 years of age, after invading his home, also in the Old City, and Ahmad Wisam Oweisat, 21, in Jabal al-Mokabber.

Silwanic stated that the soldiers surrounded the homes before invading them, and kidnapped the three Palestinians.

Undercover soldiers of the Israeli military also assaulted several members of the ‘Oweisat family, before kidnapping Ahmad.

Silwanic said the soldiers clubbed and beat Oweisat’s 66 years of age grandmother, in addition to Dina Ahmad ‘Oweisat, 13, Mahmoud Ahmad ‘Oweisat, 18, and Mohammad Ahmad ‘Oweisat, 16, causing various cuts and bruises.

The soldiers violently searched the homes for more than 40 minutes, causing excessive damage, while many Palestinians, especially the children, suffered anxiety attacks.

It is worth mentioning that the soldiers also kidnapped three Palestinians in the northern West Bank city of Nablus; the army said the three are members of the Hamas movement.

Also on Monday at dawn, the army kidnapped four Palestinians in the northern West Bank district of Jenin, while one Palestinian from the West Bank district of Bethlehem has been kidnapped in occupied Jerusalem. http://www.imemc.org/article/71370