Locals: Israeli forces raid Bethlehem, detain elderly man, son

Ma'an
Israeli forces raided the Duheisha refugee camp south of Bethlehem and other neighborhoods of the city, detained an elderly man and his son, causing damage to Palestinian properties, locals said.

Locals told Ma'an that Israeli troops detained Muhammad Hammad, 60, and his son 30, as hostages until Hammad's other son, Hamza, turns himself in to Israeli security services.

In the Duheisha refugee camp, Israeli military vehicles struck and destroyed two cars belonging to the Mufti of Bethlehem Sheikh Abdul-Majid Ata Amarneh and his brother Mahmoud.

Mahmoud Amarneh told Ma’an that Israeli military vehicles deliberately hit the Mufti’s car which was parked near the house, pushing it until it was crushed against a second car.

...Israeli forces stormed Wadi Shahin and Hindaza neighborhoods southeast Bethlehem and ransacked several Palestinian homes....   Full story