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NABLUS (Ma’an) – Israeli forces raided Palestinian villages across the occupied West Bank early Thursday, carrying out at four arrests, a military official said.

In Asira al-Shamaliyya village, north of Nablus, they detained a youth after raiding his house.

Palestinian security forces told Ma’an that the Israeli forces raided the village and detained Hussein Muhammed Abu Daoud, 25, after they forcefully entered his home.

An army spokeswoman confirmed that arrest and said three others were detained from villages near Jenin, Hebron and Bethlehem.

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by IMEMC & Agencies

[Thursday at Dawn, June 5, 2014] Israeli soldiers invaded different parts of the occupied West Bank, broke into and searched several homes, and kidnapped at least five Palestinians.

Hasan Breijeyya, coordinator of the Popular Committee against the Wall and settlements in Bethlehem, stated that the army kidnapped Mahmoud Hussein Zawahra, 43, after breaking into his home and searching it.

Zawahra is in charge of the Israeli Annexation Wall file, at the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank district of Bethlehem, the WAFA News Agency has reported.

Soldiers also invaded Anza village, south of the northern West Bank city of Jenin, and handed another resident a military warrant ordering him to the Salem military base for interrogation.

Local sources said the army kidnapped Ali Bassam ‘Eetany, 18, after dozens of soldiers invaded his father’s home, and ransacked it.

Soldiers also invaded and searched several homes, and handed resident Fadi Mahmoud Sadaqa, 19, a warrant ordering him to head to the Salem base for interrogation.

In addition, soldiers invaded Aseera ash-Shemaliyya village, north of the northern West Bank city of Nablus, and kidnapped one Palestinian identified as Hussein Mohammad Abu Daoud, 25.

In related news, soldiers invaded various communities in the southern West Bank district of Hebron, and kidnapped two Palestinians.

WAFA said the army kidnapped Ali Ismael Zama’ra, 23, from Halhoul town north of Hebron, and Mohammad Yacoub Najjar, from ar-Reehiyya village, south of the city, and took them to the Etzion military base for interrogation.

In addition, soldiers installed a roadblock at the Zeef Junction, east of Hebron, stopped and searched dozens of Palestinian cars, and interrogated the passengers while examining their ID cards.

Also, soldiers, and settlers of the Karmiel illegal settlement, attacked Palestinian villagers of Um al-Kheir village, and threatened to displace them if they continue to “use clay ovens, as they produce smoke”, according to the Israeli allegations.

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