Two Israeli soldiers were mildly wounded, on Friday at dawn, after several military vehicles invaded Qabatia town, south of the northern West Bank city of Jenin.

Israeli sources said the soldiers came under Palestinian fire in Qabatia, and that their vehicles were also attacked with pipe bombs, causing two soldiers to suffer mild wounds.

The soldiers also briefly exchanged fire with a number of fighters who attacked the military vehicles in the town.

Local sources said the soldiers also invaded homes and searched them, before kidnapping one Palestinian, identified as Ahmad Naji Abu Zalata, 33.

Clashes also took place in the town after several youngsters hurled stones and empty bottles on the military jeeps, while the soldiers fired several live rounds, gas bombs, and concussion grenades.

In related news, the army said its soldiers also came under fire while invading ‘Askar refugee camp, east of the northern West Bank city of Nablus, and that the attack caused no injuries.

Also in Nablus, several army vehicles invaded various neighborhoods in Nablus city, in addition to residential and commercial buildings, and also invaded Tal Junction, Ras al-‘Ein area, at-Tour area, ad-Dahia and the area between the New Askar refugee camp and the Old Askar refugee camp.

The soldiers then invaded and searched homes, and kidnapped at least two young men, identified as Hamdi Khashan and Ala’ Arafat.

Also at dawn, several districts in the occupied West Bank, searched many homes and kidnapped at least four Palestinians, while one child was kidnapped, on Thursday at night, the Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) has reported. The soldiers also searched many young men, in the Al-Aqsa Mosque, in Jerusalem.

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