The Zionist occupation forces last night and at dawn Monday kidnaped several Palestinian citizens, including an elderly man, mostly during raids on homes in the West Bank.

According to local sources, the ZOF stormed after midnight the Bedouin village of Umm al-Khair near Yatta city in southern al-Khalil and kidnaped a citizen in his 70s called Suleiman al-Haddaleen from his home.

Zionist soldiers also assaulted Haddaleen during his detention in the illegal settlement of Carmel before releasing him later at dawn.

In Jenin, the ZOF kidnaped a young man identified as Mohamed Lahlouh after ransacking his home in Arraba town.

Another one was kidnaped from his home by undercover agents disguising as sterilization workers in al-Makhfiya area in Nablus city. He was identified as Bader Husam.

The ZOF also stormed Asira ash-Shamaliya town in northern Nablus and kidnaped a citizen called Mohamed Sawalmeh from his home.

In Jericho, the ZOF kidnaped two young men called Ihab al-Kallouni and Yaqoub Abu Lawi after raiding their homes.

Three young men from al-Jalazon refugee camp in Ramallah were reportedly kidnaped during their presence in the 1948 occupied lands.

In Jerusalem, the ZOF raids several homes in Shu’afat refugee camp, without making arrests, and summoned a young man called Ayman al-Rifa’ei for interrogation after searching his home in Anata town. (ILKHA)