Israeli forces abducted five Palestinians, shot one, and assaulted another, after storming many towns and villages in the Jenin governorate in the northern West Bank.
Before dawn on Friday, Israeli forces invaded the town of Silat al-Harithiya, northwest of Jenin in the northern occupied West Bank, sparking protests.
Soldiers invaded and ransacked the homes of lawyer, Alaa Adnan Saeed Abeidi and Muhammad Hamid Zyoud before abducting them.
Armed Palestinian resistance fighters exchanged fire with the invading army, while soldiers shot a Palestinian young man in the leg.
Meanwhile, on Friday afternoon the army stormed that town of Arraba, southwest of Jenin and broke into the home of Issam Nawaf Lahlouh, 62, before abducting him, in addition to invading the homes of his two sons.
A military bulldozer also destroyed a monument dedicated to a slain Palestinian man, while soldiers tore down photos of slain Palestinians in the town.
Media sources added that soldiers stationed at the “Shafi Shamron” military roadblock near Nablus, abducted Ali Jamal Abu Salah, 29, while he was traveling back to his home in the Jenin governorate.
Furthermore, on Friday evening Israeli soldiers stormed many towns and villages in the Jenin governorate, including Ya’bad town, west of the city.
The army broke into many homes and positioned sharpshooters on the rooftops of tall buildings, sparking protests among local Palestinian youths.
In response, the soldiers fired live rounds and concussion grenades without any injuries being reported.
Media sources said that the army detained five Palestinian young men for several hours before releasing them.
Moreover the soldiers abducted Muhammad Zaki Al-Taher, 64, and brutally assaulted the young man, Ahmed Youssef Al-Taher, he was transported to hospital with various injuries.
