At dawn on Wednesday, Israeli soldiers abducted five Palestinians from their homes in Anabta and Far’un, two towns located east and south of Tulkarem in the northwestern part of the occupied West Bank.

According to media sources, several Israeli military vehicles invaded both towns before soldiers stormed and ransacked numerous homes. The soldiers interrogated several Palestinians while inspecting their identification cards.

The sources added that the soldiers abducted four Palestinians; Husam Abdul-Salam Balbeesy, Mohammad Islam Abu Rayya, Sanad Al-Masri, and Osama Nu’man Majalli, from Anabta, east of Tulkarem, in addition to Yasser Abu Amra from his home in Far’un, south of the city.

In Nablus, in the northern West Bank, soldiers invaded the ad-Dahiya area and Balata town, east of the city, violently searching homes.

Media sources in Nablus reported that the soldiers detained and interrogated four young men for several hours before releasing them.

In a related incident, Israeli forces stormed Wadi Fukin village, west of Bethlehem in the West Bank, ransacking multiple homes.