Israeli occupation forces kidnap 7 Palestinians, 45 in two days, close off only link between Qalqilya city and its southern villages

IOF troops kidnap 45 Palestinians within two days

[ 11/07/2007 - 04:18 PM ]

TULKARM, (PIC)-- 

Israeli occupation forces (IOF) troops last night and at dawn Wednesday rounded up 10 Palestinians in various West Bank areas bringing the number of kidnapped civilians to 45 in less than 48 hours.

The IOF soldiers at dawn Tuesday abducted 35 citizens in a clear sign of escalating arrests of Palestinian civilians and at a time the Israeli government says it will release 250 Palestinian prisoners.

Several IOF incursions were reported in Nablus and its refugee camps along with Bethlehem district and Al-Khalil during which indiscriminate fire was opened at Palestinian buildings.

Meanwhile, Palestinian armed wings claimed responsibility for launching a number of home made rockets and mortar shells at IOF vehicles and military positions in Nahal Oz, north of the Gaza Strip, and Karm Abu Salem, south of the Strip.

The Quds Brigades, the armed wing of the Islamic Jihad Movement, said that it managed to fire a mortar shell for the first time at Sderot settlement.

In an unrelated development, the IOA last night released Sheikh Mohammed Al-Kharof, 44, after six months of administrative detention, without trial or charge.

Kharof, who works as a paramedic at a hospital in Al-Khalil, is a father of four children and was kidnapped while on his way home. He was previously held in occupation jails on charges of membership in the Hamas Movement.

Israeli occupation forces close off only link between Qalqilya city and its southern villages 

Date: 11 / 07 / 2007 Time: 09:43

Qalqilya - Ma'an - 

Israeli occupation forces have banned on Tuesday Palestinian citizens from leaving Qalqilya city, located in the north west of the occupied West Bank, through the tunnel checkpoint, which connects the city to its southern villages.

For the local Palestinian population, this tunnel is the only link between Qalqilya city and the villages of Habla, Ras Atiya, Izbat Jal'ud, and many others, without taking a long and arduous detour around the large, illegal, Israeli settlement bloc of Immanu'el.

Our Qalqilya correspondent reported that the Israeli occupaiton soldiers stationed at the barrier are blocking dozens of cars at the barrier and not allowing Palestinians to move in either direction.

Israeli occupation forces kidnap seven Palestinians across the West Bank 

Date: 11 / 07 / 2007 Time: 09:26

Bethlehem - Ma'an - 

Israeli occupation forces kidnapped on Wednesday seven Palestinians in various areas in the occupied West Bank, Israeli sources have reported.

The sources added that "the Israeli forces kidnapped three Fateh members in Nablus, a Hamas member in Bethlehem, and three Fateh members in the Hebron area." The sources confirmed that the kidnapped men were taken for interrogation.

The Israeli sources also added that the Israeli occupation forces in Jenin, in the north of the West Bank, were attacked with an explosive device but no casualties were reported.

Israeli occupation army kidnaps four Palestinians, implements military drills in Hebron 

Wednesday July 11, 2007 13:00 by Nisreen Qumsieh - IMEMC News nisreen at imemc dot org

Israeli military forces kidnapped four Palestinians from Hebron and the nearby towns of Dora and Al Samowa' in the southern West Bank early Wednesday morning.

Official sources from the Palestinian Prisoner Society (PPS) in Hebron reported that the Israeli army invaded the city of Hebron and abducted four Palestinians after storming their households.

The abducted Palestinians were identified as: Amer Abu Ramoz, 20, and Abed El Ghani, 23, both from Hebron; Ayob Al Zagharer, 30, from Al Samowa'; and Isamael Al Awowawdeh, 44, from Dora.

At the same time, Israeli military forces carried out a wide scale ransacking operation targeted several areas in and around Hebron. The army also implemented military drills, storming several houses in the area.

Israeli occupation army invades Nablus and refugee camps, kidnapping one Palestinian 

Wednesday July 11, 2007 11:10 by Nisreen Qumsieh - IMEMC News nisreen at imemc dot org

Israeli occupation forces invaded early on Wednesday morning Nablus, a city in northern West Bank, and two of the local refugee camps --- Balata and Ein Beit El Ma'.

Security sources reported that a large Israeli occupation unit stormed several city neighborhoods, shooting randomly at residents. No injuries were reported.

During the invasion of Balata refugee camp, Israeli occupation forces kidnapped one Palestinian civilian identified as Mohammad Faraj, after ransacking his home and confiscating his belongings. The Israeli troops launched a wide-scale operation in Balata refugee camp targeting several other households.

In the same attack, the Israeli occupation forces took over Ein El Ma' refugee camp, located west of Nablus City. They caused a massive explosion in the area, inflicting damage but no injuries, according to local sources.

Nablus and its' refugee camps are subjected to almost daily Israeli invasions, which have become even more violent in the past two weeks, stifling the livelihoods of civilians there, said local Palestinians.

 

 

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