Maan News Agency: Israeli forces raid Bethlehem, break into homes
BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) – Israeli forces raided the southern West Bank city of Bethlehem on Sunday morning and ransacked houses.
Palestinian security officials told Ma’an that six Israeli military vehicles stormed Bethlehem in the early morning hours and toured the area before troops dismounted and ransacked several homes in the As-Saff neighborhood.
The soldiers claimed they were searching for a “wanted” Palestinian who allegedly lives in the area.
Residents whose homes were ransacked and vandalized were identified as Abed Khader Al-Hireimi, 55, his brother Adel, 40, Omar Auda Al-Hireimi, 37, and Auda Khader Al-Hireimi, 35.
Troops also broke into the home of Mousa Ahmad Khmeidan Hmeidan, a Palestinian national security officer. He was handed a warrant ordering him to appear before Israeli intelligence in the nearby Etzion center.
Confrontations erupted between young Palestinians and the soldiers at the main Hebron-Jerusalem road. Youths pelted army vehicles with stones, and the soldiers responded by firing tear gas and stun grenades.
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