Israeli Forces Raid Several Areas in Bethlehem, Arrest 4 Palestinians, Including Two Children
Bethlehem – Saba:
Israeli forces raided several areas in the Bethlehem governorate in the West Bank on Thursday.
Palestinian security sources reported that Israeli forces raided the cities of Bethlehem and Beit Jala, and the towns of al-Khader, Al-Ubaidiya, Za’tara, Dar Salah, and Al-Shawawra, without any reported house raids or arrests, according to the Palestinian news agency WAFA.
Meanwhile, a young man sustained injuries, the nature of which is still unknown, on Thursday after being run over by an Israeli police patrol in the village of Husan, west of Bethlehem, before being arrested.
Palestinian security sources reported that an Israeli police patrol ran over 20-year-old Muhammad Ahmad Hamamra inside the village and then arrested him. His medical condition is unknown.
Also on Thursday, Israeli forces arrested a Palestinian man and his two children in the town of Beit Fajjar, south of Bethlehem.
Palestinian security sources reported that Israeli forces arrested Maher Awni Taqatqa, 42, and his two sons, Awni, 10, who suffered a skull fracture, and Shaher, 12, after raiding and searching their home.