The Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) has reported that Israeli soldiers invaded, on Monday at dawn, various districts in the occupied West Bank, searched many homes and kidnapped at least fourteen Palestinians.
The PPS said the arrests took place in various Palestinian communities in Nablus, Ramallah, Jerusalem and Bethlehem.
The soldiers broke into dozens of homes, and searched them, causing property damage, in addition to interrogating many Palestinians.
They also conducted military searched in Palestinian lands, around Ya’bad town, near the northern West Bank city of Jenin, after the army said several shots were fired on a military pose, near Mabo Dothan colony.
The kidnapped Palestinians have been identified as:
- Thabet Nassar, 34, from Madama town, near Nablus. He is a former political prisoner who spent 12 years in Israeli prisons.
- Abdul-Qader Mer’ey Hanani, from Beit Forik, near Nablus.
- Alaa’ Assaf, a university student from Birzeit city, west of Ramallah.
- Firas Mahmoud, from al-‘Isawiyya town, east of Jerusalem.
- Mahmoud ‘Ateyya, 17, from al-‘Isawiyya town, east of Jerusalem.
- Mohammad Mashahra, from Jabal al-Mokabber in Jerusalem.
- Rami Mahmoud Odeh, from Qalandia refugee camp, north of Jerusalem.
- Eyad Ahmad Taqatqa, 20, from Beit Fajjar town, south of Bethlehem.
- Zeineddin Sayel Issa, 18, from Beit Fajjar town, south of Bethlehem.
- Qassem Yassin Issa, 18, from al-Khader town, west of Bethlehem.
- Hussein Issa, 18, from al-Khader town, west of Bethlehem.
- Ahmad Issa, 18, from al-Khader town, west of Bethlehem.
- Rabea’ Issa, 18, from al-Khader town, west of Bethlehem.
- Ali Issa, 18, from al-Khader town, west of Bethlehem.
