Israeli soldiers invaded, on Sunday at dawn, several communities in the West Bank district of Bethlehem, broke into and violently searched homes, and abducted two young men, before moving them to Etzion military base and security center, south of Bethlehem.
The Bethlehem office of the Palestinian Prisoners’ Society (PPS) said several army jeeps invaded Teqoua’ town, east of the city, and abducted Mohammad Riyad Sabah, 16.
It added that the soldiers also abducted Jihad Mohammad Zawahra, 26, from his home in al-Ma’sara village, east of Bethlehem.
Furthermore, the soldiers invaded ‘Aida refugee camp, north of Bethlehem, also searched homes, and summoned two young men, identified as Mohammad Riyad Abu Srour, 29, and Mo’taz Mahmoud ad-Dibs, 19, for interrogation in Etzion.
The soldiers also invaded many communities in various parts of Bethlehem governorate, and installed roadblocks, before stopping and searching dozens of cars, and interrogated many youngsters while inspecting their ID cards.
In related news, the soldiers abducted one Palestinian in Doura town, south of the southern West Bank city of Hebron, and searched many homes in the town, and in Sa’ir, east of the city.
On Saturday evening, the soldiers abducted Ahmad Zawahra, and his sons, Mohammad, 21, and Ibrahim, 18, in the al-Ma’sara village, south of Bethlehem.