Israeli forces abducted several Palestinians on Monday during a series of invasions targeting communities across the occupied West Bank, including Ramallah in the central West Bank, Tulkarem in the northwestern West Bank, Nablus in the northern West Bank, Jenin in the northern West Bank, Qalqilia in the northwestern West Bank, and the Aqabat Jabr refugee camp south of Jericho in the eastern West Bank.
In Ramallah, Israeli soldiers invaded the Al‑Masyoun neighborhood and broke into the home of 23‑year‑old Mo’men ‘Afana before abducting him.
The soldiers also invaded the nearby town of Kober, north of Ramallah, where they broke into the home of 30‑year‑old Mohammad Faraj Zeibar and abducted him after searching the property.
Earlier in the day, soldiers detained four children for several hours in the Jabal al‑Tawil area of the neighboring city of Al‑Bireh before releasing them.
In Tulkarem, Israeli forces invaded the town of Deir al‑Ghusoun and abducted Ahmad Qa’adan after breaking into his home, according to local sources.
In Nablus, soldiers invaded the town of Burqa northwest of the city, searched several homes, and abducted Adham Basem Seif.
Forces also invaded the village of Talfit south of Nablus, the town of Beit Iba to the west, and the Askar al‑Balad area to the east, where military vehicles patrolled several neighborhoods. No additional abductions were reported in those areas.
In Jenin, a large Israeli military force invaded the village of Bir al‑Basha south of the city, though no abductions were immediately reported.
In Qalqilia in the northwestern West Bank, Israeli forces invaded the city from its eastern entrance and spread through several neighborhoods, including Kafr Saba, An‑Naqqar, and Al‑Medan.
Soldiers broke into multiple homes and abducted several former political prisoners identified as Ghassan Jibreel, Amjad Zeid, ‘Aboud al‑Hajj Hassan, Eyad Nofal, and the wounded former prisoner Salim Sa’ada.
Another former prisoner, Marwan Dawoud, was abducted and later released at dawn after soldiers searched his home. The invasion lasted nearly three hours before the army withdrew.
In Jericho in the eastern West Bank, Israeli forces invaded the Aqabat Jabr refugee camp south of the city and abducted Alaa Mohammad Jahajha after breaking into his family’s home.
In related news, a group of illegal paramilitary Israeli colonizers invaded the Al‑Fakhit village in Masafer Yatta south of Hebron in the southern West Bank, assaulted several residents, and stole belongings from a home they stormed and ransacked.
