Israeli soldiers abducted, Wednesday, two Palestinians from their homes in the Hebron governorate, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank.

Media sources in Hebron said the soldiers abducted a former political prisoner, identified as Nidal Omran Qawasmi, after storming and ransacking his home in the city.

They added that the soldiers also invaded Yatta town, south of Hebron, and broke into several homes before abducting Mohammad Ali Jabour.

In related news, the soldiers abducted Ala’ Rimawi, 43, the director of a Palestinian media and news agency, from his home in Beit Rima town, north of Ramallah, in central West Bank.