On Wednesday, Israeli forces abducted two Palestinians, including a former prisoner, after besieging their homes in the towns of Qabatiya and Kafr Ra’i, in the northern West Bank governorate of Jenin.
Media sources said that undercover Israeli agents “Musta’ribeen” infiltrated the town of Qabatiya, south of Jenin, on Wednesday afternoon, and besieged the homes belonging to the Abu al-Rub and Zakarneh families.
Sources added that military reinforcements arrived and proceeded to storm and ransack the besieged houses, and abducted the young man, Ahmad Sati Abu al-Rub.
Eyewitnesses reported that occupation forces opened fire with live rounds towards journalists while they attempted to cover the military incursion.
Soldiers stopped and searched several citizens’ vehicles in the town, and drove their armored vehicles through the streets, causing fear and terror in the children leaving their schools.
During the military incursion, occupation forces besieged the Qabatiya Education building, and several schools in the town.
In a statement, the Qabatiya Education Directorate said that Israeli forces besieged the Education building and prevented its staff from leaving.
This coincided with the besieging of several schools in the town, trapping students in their schools.
Later in the afternoon, a large army force invaded the village of Ash-Shuhada, southwest of the city, and proceeded to break into and search citizen’s homes.
Media sources said that the army stormed the village, invaded citizens’ homes, and detained their residents in their homes, while randomly firing live rounds; no injuries or arrests were reported.
Furthermore, soldiers abducted a young man from the town of Kafr Ra’i, southwest of Jenin, after the town and besieging his house.
Media sources said that on Wednesday night, undercover Israeli agents “Musta’ribeen” infiltrated the town and besieged the home of the former prisoner, Bilal Diab.
The special forces ordered the young man to surrender over loudspeakers, before military reinforcements arrived and soldiers stormed the home and abducted the young man.
Local Palestinian youths confronted the invading army, hurling rocks at the armored vehicles; no injuries were reported.
