Israeli forces shot and abducted a Palestinian young man, on Tuesday, at the entrance to the town of Ethna, west of Hebron, and abducted two young men in Al-Khader town, west of Bethlehem, in the southern West Bank.

Media sources said that occupation forces shot a Palestinian young man, on Tuesday afternoon, at the entrance to Ethna town west of Hebron, in the southern West Bank, under the pretext that he was planning a stabbing attack.

Sources added that Israeli soldiers positioned in a military tower near the entrance of the town, opened fire with live rounds, injuring an unidentified young man, before abducting him and taking him to an unknown location; his condition was not known at the time of writing this report.

Meanwhile, Israeli forces abducted two Palestinian young men after invading their homes in Al-Khader town, south of Bethlehem in the southern West Bank.

Media sources said that on Tuesday morning, occupation forces abducted the young men, Taher Mahmoud Taher Issa, 20, and Ahmad Mohammad Suleiman Salah, 24, after storming and searching their homes.

Furthermore, occupation forces invaded Husan village, west of Bethlehem, on Tuesday afternoon, sparking protests from local Palestinian youths.

The director of the Husan village council, Rami Hamamra, told the WAFA News Agency that Israeli soldiers stormed the village, from its eastern entrance, and fired live ammunition, concussion grenades, and tear gas canisters at those who resisted the incursion; no injuries were reported.