Local sources affirmed that five members of the same family were kidnaped in Al-Auja town, north of Jericho.

Three more youths were rounded up from their family houses in Beitin town, east of Ramallah.

Similar raids were also carried out in Beit Umar, in al-Khalil.

Earlier on Wednesday, the ZOF stormed Jalboun and Faqqu'a villages, northeast of Jenin, and briefly detained a young man at a military checkpoint.

Several vehicles were also stopped and searched at the military checkpoints. (ILKHA)