Earlier Wednesday, Israeli soldiers abducted fourteen Palestinians, including siblings and former political prisoners, from several parts of the occupied West Bank.
In Tulkarem, in the northern West Bank, the soldiers invaded the Ezbet Al-Jarad area in the city and abducted a former political prisoner, Ashraf Bilal Tabbal, 34, in addition to Hasan Walid Abu Sari, 25, also a former political prisoner, who was taken prisoner from his home in Nur Shams refugee camp.
In Qalqilia, in the northern West Bank, the soldiers abducted Obaida Walid az-Zayyat, 31, from Azzoun town, east of the city, after stopping him at a military roadblock near the northern entrance of his town.
In Jericho, in the northeastern West Bank, the soldiers invaded the Aqabat Jaber refugee camp, searched several homes, and abducted Ayman Jom’a Samhouri, 21.
In Bethlehem, the soldiers invaded the ‘Aida refugee camp north of the city, searched homes, and abducted two siblings, Amir Ismael Elian, 19, and his brother Ibrahim, 17, in addition to Mos’ab Aqel Mashayikh, 19.
It is worth mentioning that Amir is still recovering from gunshot wounds he suffered after an Israeli soldier shot him in the thigh a week earlier.
In occupied Jerusalem, the soldiers invaded the Ein Al-Louza neighborhood in Silwan town, searched homes, and abducted two young men, Mohammad Nidal Abbassi and Amin Mohammad Obeisan.
In Ramallah, in the central West Bank, the soldiers invaded the Nubani Farms village north of the city, searched homes, and abducted Emad Al-Masri and Bassem Kanaan Dagher.
In Salfit, also in the central West Bank, the soldiers abducted two young men, Nour Al-As’ad and Hamza Bouziyya, from their homes in Kifl Hares town, north of the city.
In Hebron, in the southern part of the West Bank, the soldiers abducted Monjid Mohammad Yamani after storming his home and ransacking it.
The soldiers also installed roadblocks on Hebron’s northern entrance and the main streets leading to Yatta, Sa’ir, and Halhoul, stopped and searched many cars, and interrogated the Palestinians while inspecting their ID cards.
Bouziyya, a former political prisoner who Israel held for ten years, was attacked and injured by the soldiers before they abducted him.
On Tuesday evening, several army jeeps invaded Jabal Al-Mokabber town, southeast of Jerusalem, before storming and ransacking a local mosque.