On Thursday, Israeli soldiers abducted eight Palestinians from their homes in Bethlehem and Ramallah, in the occupied West Bank.

Media sources reported that Israeli soldiers abducted Dirar Mohammad Al-Afifi, 32, and his brother Qussai, 25, along with Ibrahim Khader Masalma, 34, from the town of Doha, west of Bethlehem, after invading and ransacking their homes.

The sources added that, in the Karkafa area of Bethlehem city, Israeli soldiers also abducted Ahmad Issa Zawahra, 23, and his brother Ehab, 25, as well as Ahmad Riyad Zawahra, 19, after storming and searching their homes.

In Ramallah, in the central West Bank, the soldiers invaded and searched several homes in Beit Rima and Kafr Ein towns, before abducting Hamza Ata Zidani and Nathem Abul-Rahman D’eis.

Earlier Thursday, Israeli soldiers abducted 13 citizens from their homes in Qalqilia and Jayyous, located in the northwestern part of the West Bank.