Israeli forces abduct three and beat two Palestinians in Qalqilia

Date: 19 / 09 / 2007 Time: 11:30

Qaliqilia – Ma'an –

Israeli occupation forces withdrew from Qalqilia, in the northern West Bank, on Wednesday after seizing three Palestinians and ransacking several homes.

Palestinian sources reported that the Israeli forces raided Qalqilia at 1am and withdrew at 4am.

The seized Palestinians were Abed Al-Rahman Qashu, Alaa Al-Far and Radwan Abdul Latif.

Beating

In a separate incident in Jit village, east of Qalqilia, Israeli soldiers abused and beat two Palestinian youths.

Ahmad Abu Baker and Bilal 'Ulayyan were attacked by a group of soldiers. Medical sources said their injuries were moderate; they were beaten with clubs and sustained severe bruises and trauma.

Israeli border police attack and injure two Shepherds near Jerusalem

Tuesday September 18, 2007 16:26 by Mayssa Abu Ghazalah - IMEMC News ghassanb at imemc dot org

Israeli border police officers stationed near Beit Hanina town to the north of Jerusalem attacked and injured two Palestinian shepherds on Monday evening.

Hussin Ka'inah, 19, one of the injured men, told IMEMC that he asked the officers if he could bring a plastic bag containing hay for his flock through one of the so-called “Humanitarian gates” in the illegal Israeli Wall. Soldiers refused and attacked the man.

After a nearby group of bystanders rescued the man, a large number of border officers attacked family dwellings near the gate and several innocent Palestinian civilians in the immediate area, including Ka’inah. Ka’inah’s uncle sustained a serious head injury in the attack.

After local residents called an ambulance to the area to help the injured man, Israeli border police refused to grant the Palestinian ambulance to the area, insisting that the injured would only be allowed treatment for Israeli medical personnel.

After an Israeli ambulance arrived one hour later, the officers in question left the scene after an intervention by the Palestinian – Israeli civil coordination office.

Two days after attacking him, Israeli soldiers kidnap a Palestinian child north of Jerusalem

Tuesday September 18, 2007 14:07 by Mayssa Abu Ghazalah - IMEMC News ghassanb at imemc dot org

A large Israeli army force invaded Shu'fat refugee camp on Tuesday morning, attacking the home of Amjad Jabier, and kidnapping 15-year-old son, Taha.

Soldiers and police doges stormed the home shortly after dawn, forcibly removing the family, searching the home, and kidnapping the boy.

Taha’s mother stated the family tried to visit the child but the Israeli army refused to tell the family where he was being held, adding that no-one would be allowed to visit the boy until his trial. When the family asked where and when the trial would be held, the army refused to tell them.

The family stated that Taha sustained moderate wounds two days ago when Israeli soldiers stationed at the checkpoint separating the camp from the City of Jerusalem attacked him.

Translated by Ghassan Bannoura – IMEMC News

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