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by IMEMC & Agencies

[Monday, January 13, 2014] Israeli soldiers invaded various areas in the southern West bank district of Hebron, and kidnapped five Palestinians. Three more Palestinians were kidnapped in Bethlehem, and two Palestinian children in Jerusalem.

Local sources have reported that the army invaded town of Doura, near Hebron, violently broke into a number of homes, and searched them before kidnapping two Palestinians.

The two kidnapped Palestinians have been identified as Mohammad Raef Masalma and Hammam Abu Threi’.

Soldiers also kidnapped Ahnaf Yousef Al-Faroukh, 26, from Sa’ir town near Hebron, as he was near Kfar Etzion military base and settlement, and kidnapped resident Ahmad Yasser Awad, from Yatta town.

In the city of Hebron, soldiers kidnapped one resident identified as Mahmoud Abu Daoud, and took him to an unknown destination.

In related news, soldiers kidnapped three Palestinians identified as Monther Ameera and Mazen Al-Azza and Sary Al-Azza, near Bethlehem.

Furthermore, according to local sources, soldiers also invaded the Old City of occupied East Jerusalem, kidnapping two Palestinian children.

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HEBRON (Ma'an) -- Israeli forces detained five Palestinians in overnight arrest raids, locals and Israel's army said.

Witnesses told Ma'an that Israeli military vehicles raided Hebron and detained Mahmoud Abu Daoud. In Dura, Israeli soldiers detained Muhammad Raef Masalma and Hammam Abu Thurei.

Ahnaf Yusuf al-Froukh, 26, from Sair was detained near the Gush Etzion settlement bloc while Ahmad Yasser Awad from Yatta was detained inside Israel.

An Israeli army spokeswoman said that Israeli forces detained four Palestinians overnight, two north of Ramallah, one in Doha, and one in Bethlehem.

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