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Two civilians were kidnapped by the Israeli army as it invaded the northern West Bank city of Nablus on Tuesday and searched homes, a local TV station and a school there.

Local sources said that at least 30 military vehicles stormed the city and searched homes and local shops, later troops took over a building in the city. The building hosts Assia TV station, a local TV Station in Nablus, according to the employees of the TV soldiers forced them to a room and kept them there until they left.

They added that the soldiers used the studio as a military post during the pre dawn invasion. Witness said that soldiers also attack a school and searched it as well as nearby homes and caused damage. The military left the city early in the morning after kidnapping two civilians.

Elsewhere Five Palestinian civilians were reported kidnapped by the Israeli militray during pre dawn home searches targeting the southern West Bank city of Hebron and nearby villages on Tuesday.

Local sources said that Israeli troops attacked and searched homes in Hebron old city part, in the nearby Sa'er and Ithna villages. Witnesses said that Israeli soldiers searched their homes and damaged their belongings during the search.

Moreover Two Palestinian teens where kidnapped on Tuesday by Israeli forces that invaded the village of Jayous located near the northern West Bank city of Qalqilia.

Internally, as both rival Fatah and Hamas officials agreed to meet in Egypt for internal deluge, A Palestinian security source announced that the Palestinian Security forces have released 30 Hamas members on Tuesday midday.

The 30 were released in several West Bank cities, the sources added that all of them were Hamas members and they were arrested several weeks ago and some of them have served several months. But both Hamas and Fatah accuse each other of holding hundreds of supporters. A call for unity was issued by over 500 personalities from all factions in Palestine.

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