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BETHLEHEM (Ma'an) -- Israeli forces raided several areas in Bethlehem district in the southern West Bank after midnight and detained seven young Palestinian men including teenagers.

Locals told Ma’an that Israeli troops raided Ayda refugee camp in northern Bethlehem and detained 24-year-old Hamza Adnan Abu Srour and 24-year-old Alaa Addin Abd al-Aziz Abu Srour.

Separately, an Israeli military force stormed the nearby Al-Azza refugee camp and detained 19-year-old Ahmad Isam Abu Tarboush and 29-year-old Amr Muhammad Atallah.

A similar predawn raid was carried out in the city of Beit Jala where Israeli troops detained a 15-year-old boy Sajid al-Jawarish.

Two young Palestinian men were also detained in the village of Husan west of Bethlehem. Local sources identified them as Amr Hamamra, 22 and Hilmi Hamamra, 25.

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by Saed Bannoura - IMEMC & Agencies

Israeli soldiers invaded a number of Palestinian communities in the West Bank district of Bethlehem, and kidnapped five Palestinians, including a child. The army also kidnapped three children in occupied East Jerusalem.

Local sources said several Israeli military vehicles invaded Beit Jala city, ‘Aida and the al-‘Azza refugee camps, broke into dozens of homes and searched them, before kidnapping the five Palestinians.

The kidnapped Palestinians have been identified as Hamza Adnan Abu Srour, 24, and Aladdin Abdul-Aziz Abu Srour, 24, from ‘Aida refugee camp, Ahmad Issam Abu Tarboush, 19, and ‘Amro Mohammad Attallah, 25, from al-‘Azza refugee camp, and a child identified as Sajed Ahmad Jawareesh, 15, from al-Jadawel area in Beit Jala.

In addition, soldiers kidnapped three children, while heading to school, in Silwan town in occupied East Jerusalem.

Local sources said the soldiers kidnapped Mahmoud Dweik, Mohammad Dweik and Abdul-Rahman Dweik, and took them to an interrogation center in the city. The kidnapped children are 9-14 years of age.

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