Earlier Sunday, Israeli soldiers abducted at least six Palestinians, including two siblings, in several parts of the occupied West Bank.
In Qalqilia, in the northwestern West Bank, the army abducted two young men, Zakariya Abu Jamous and Abdullah Zaqqout, from Tulkarem while crossing a sudden military roadblock near Nabi Elias village, east of the Qalqilia.
In related news, the soldiers invaded Beita and Aqraba towns, south of the northern West Bank city of Nablus, violently searched many homes, and confiscated surveillance recordings and equipment from one home in Beita.
The soldiers fired many live rounds, rubber-coated steel bullets, and gas bombs at many youngsters, protesting the Beita invasion.
In Ramallah, in the central West Bank, the soldiers invaded Beit Rima town, northwest of the city, searched homes, and abducted Ra’fat Nael Rimawi, 34, and his brother Emad, 33.
Many Palestinians protested the invasion before the soldiers fired live rounds, rubber-coated steel bullets, and gas bombs.
In Hebron, in the occupied West Bank’s southern part, the soldiers abducted Mahmoud Fathi Masalma, 22, from his shop in Beit Awwa town, north of the city.
In occupied Jerusalem, dozens of soldiers and police officers stormed the courtyard of the Al-Aqsa Mosque, attacked several Palestinians, and abducted a young man.
The soldiers accompanied large groups of illegal colonizers into the courtyards of the holy sites and conducted provocative tours after removing many worshipers.
The soldiers and the police also closed many alleys in Jerusalem’s Old City and the gates of Al-Aqsa Mosque before removing dozens of Palestinians to allow groups of illegal Israeli colonizers to march in the area.
