On Thursday, Israeli occupation forces abducted two young men after the army opened fire on the vehicle they were traveling in near a military roadblock east of Bethlehem, in the occupied West Bank.
Media sources said the Israeli military set up two military roadblocks at the entrance to the village of Al-Freydis and near the Qaber Hilweh Bridge, stopping vehicles, conducting searches, and inspecting citizens’ IDs.
They added that the soldiers then opened fire on a vehicle at the Al-Freydis roadblock, before abducting the two men inside. No injuries were reported; the identities of the abducted individuals remain unknown.
In related news, The Palestinian Prisoners’ Society (PPS) and the Commission for Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs announced, Thursday, the death of detainee Samir Mohammad Youssef Ar-Refa’ey, 53, from the town of Rummana in Jenin Governorate, in the northern part of the occupied West Bank.
Also Thursday, the General Authority for Civil Affairs announced Thursday evening that it had informed the Ministry of Health of the death of Palestinian citizen Firas Ahmad Raja Sobeh, 47, who succumbed to critical injuries after being shot by Israeli forces earlier that morning in Wadi al-Far’a, south of Tubas, in the northeastern part of the occupied West Bank. His body remains withheld by the Israeli military.
Since the beginning of this year, Israel has killed 180 Palestinians in the occupied West Bank; 62 in Jenin, 32 in Nablus, 27 in Tubas, 17 in Tulkarem, 12 in Hebron, 11 in Ramallah, 6 in Bethlehem, 4 in Qalqilia, 5 in Jerusalem, 3 in Salfit and 1 in Jericho.
Israel has now killed 1.015 Palestinians in the occupied West Bank since October 7, 2023; 268 were killed in Jenin, 124 in Nablus, 94 in Tubas, 213 in Tulkarem, 89 in Hebron, 70 in Ramallah, 27 in Bethlehem, 37 in Qalqilia, 23 in Jerusalem, 32 in Jerusalem suburbs, 7 in Salfit and 13 in Jericho and Northern Plains.
In the Gaza Strip, Israel has killed over 6,457 Palestinians, including 1,855 women, 1,887 children, and 338 elderly, while injuring at least 25,726, predominantly women, children, and seniors, since the beginning of 2025.
Since October 7, 2023, Israeli forces have killed more than 58,667 Palestinians, including at least 17,335 children, 10,213 women, 4,167 elderly civilians, and 260 journalists. Over 139,974 have been injured, largely women, children, and the elderly.
