Israeli soldiers have kidnapped, late on Friday at night and on Saturday at dawn, eleven Palestinians, including two children, in different parts of occupied Jerusalem.The Wadi Hilweh Information Center in Silwan (Silwanic) said the soldiers invaded the al-‘Isawiyya town, south of the Al-Aqsa Mosque, searched several homes and kidnapped Wajdi Mahmoud, Daoud Yousef Atiyya, Abed Dari and Mohammad Ali Nasser.
The soldiers also kidnapped Faraj al-Joulani from Ras al-‘Amoud in Silwan, Tawfiq Abu Dheim, 16, from Jabal al-Mokabber, in addition to Radwan Abdul-Rahman, 19, from ath-Thoury neighborhood, and a child identified as Nidal al-Bazlameet.
In addition, soldiers kidnapped Zoheir az-Zeer and Samer Shalloudi, both from Silwan, and also kidnapped Shalloudi’s child brother, but released him later; their mother was taken prisoner a few days ago.
The child was released under the condition of being held under house arrest.
In Abu Dis town, southeast of Jerusalem, soldiers kidnapped a Palestinian identified as Awni Jalal Salah.
In related news, the Israeli Prison Authority issued an arbitrary Administrative Detention order against a young man identified as Ahmad Sabri Abu Diab, from Silwan, holding him captive without charges or trial, and filed an indictment against Mahmoud Abdul-Latif, 25, from the Old City.
Also Saturday, soldiers closed a number of Gates of the Old City, and deployed dozens of soldiers, allegedly searching for a young man who “attempted to stab a settler near Bab al-‘Amoud.’