Israeli forces arrest 5 Palestinians near Salfit, in addition to 9 others throughout the West Bank early this morning

Qalqilia (Ma'an) – Israeli soldiers arrested five Palestinians from Sarta Village near Salfit in the northern West Bank Wednesday morning.

A Ma'an correspondent reported that Israeli soldiers entered a number of homes in the village and subjected them to invasive searches.

The arrested individuals have been identified as Netham Mohammad Nemer Musleh, 27, Tawfik Hani Salah, 23, Jom'a Mahmoud Abdhallah Khateeb, 26, Othman Abdallah Musleh, 33, and 28 year old Khayre Mohammad Ali Musleh.

All were taken to unknown locations.

During Wednesday morning's pre-dawn raids, Israeli forces arrested seven Palestinians from Qalqilia and Ramallah, and another two from southern Nablus.