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Scene in Nablus. Published by IMEMC News
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by IMEMC News
May 3,2021

Israeli soldiers abducted, Monday, eleven Palestinians in the northern West Bank governorate of Nablus, and sealed many roads in addition to closing military roadblocks around the city.

Media sources in Nablus said the soldiers abducted a young man, identified as Malek Jamil Sharqawi, 25, after stopping him at a military roadblock near Deir Sharaf village, west of Nablus.

They added that the abducted Palestinian is from the Askar al-Jadeed refugee camp, in Nablus.

In addition, dozens of soldiers invaded Jaloud village, south of Nablus, before storming and ransacking homes, and abducted ten Palestinians, identified as Nassim Farah Abad, Samir Sami Abad, Mohammad Sami Abad, Mohammad Kamal Abad, Rakan Shaher Fheidat, Mahmoud Shaher Fheidat, Ibrahim Shaher Fheidat, Mohammad Ahmad Mteir, Walid Abdul-Karim Hamoud, and Yousef Najeh Hamoud.

Furthermore, the soldiers intensified their measures on the Za’tara military roadblock, south of Nablus, and searched dozens of cars, causing an extended traffic jam, before forcing the Palestinians away.

On Sunday evening, the soldiers also closed all military roadblocks, and all roads leading to Nablus, before blocking all Palestinian traffic for several hours, following a drive-by shooting in which three Israeli colonialist settlers were injured.

In addition, Israeli colonialist settlers invaded the southern area of Qusra village, south of Nablus, and attacked many homes before the locals intercepted them and forced them away.

Israeli soldiers then invaded the village and fired many rounds of live ammunition, gas bombs, and concussion grenades at the Palestinians.

Also on Sunday evening, the soldiers injured five young Palestinian men and caused many to suffer the effects of tear gas inhalation, after several army jeeps invaded Beita village, south of Nablus.

In Tulkarem, in northern West Bank, the soldiers fired many gas bombs and concussion grenades at Palestinian workers near the illegal Annexation Wall in Far’un village, south of the city, causing fires in farmlands.

In related news, the soldiers abducted, on Monday at dawn, eight Palestinians from Jerusalem, Bethlehem, and Hebron, in the occupied West Bank, after the army invaded many Palestinian communities, and searched homes.

On Sunday night, Israeli colonialist settlers burnt large areas of Palestinian agricultural lands, in addition to attacking many homes and cars, in Jaloud village, south of Nablus. Israeli soldiers also invaded the village and injured several Palestinians.

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