Palestinian Deaf and Dumb Society, General Federation of Trade Unions Ransacked by Israeli Occupation Forces

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IOF troops storm and ransack deaf and dumb society

[ 04/07/2007 - 11:12 AM ]

AL-KHALIL, (PIC)--

Israeli occupation forces (IOF) stormed and ransacked at an early hour Wednesday Al-Amal society for the deaf and dumb in Al-Khalil city, southern West Bank, leaving behind considerable damage without any reported arrests amongst the staff, according to an official source in the city.

In Nablus city, the IOF troops reinforced by 30 armored vehicles and one big bulldozer also stormed and vandalized at an early hour Wednesday many parts of the city, northern West Bank, and kidnapped four young men.

In the context of retaliations to the Israeli escalations and intentions to turn Karm Abu Salem crossing into a gateway to the Gaza Strip, "An-Nasser Salahadin Brigades," the Popular Resistance Committees' armed wing, managed on Wednesday morning to fire two "Nasser 2" homemade missiles on an Israeli site at "Karm Abu Salem" crossing, east of Rafah in southern Gaza.

The armed wing said that the group members managed to return safely to basis despite intensified hovering of IOF warplanes.

Israeli occupation forces storm headquarters of Palestinian General Federation of Trade Unions in Ramallah

Date: 04 / 07 / 2007 Time: 17:40

Ramallah - Ma'an -

A large Israeli occupation military force stormed the headquarters of the General Federation of Trade Unions of Palestine on Wednesday at dawn, causing material damage to property and the building, claiming that there were "wanted" men inside the building.

The General Secretary of the union, Shaher Saad, and secretary of the union, Hossen al Fokaha, condemned the attack.

Saad stated "this is not the first time that our workers have faced violence, aggression and brutality, especially during their work."

Hossen al Fokaha declared that he "will call on all organizations and the international trade union federations to stop the Israeli attacks".

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