3 Palestinian Fighters Killed in Gaza, 11 Civilians Kidnapped, 50 Boys Detained by Israeli Occupation Forces in the West Bank

Three Palestinian gunmen killed in attack on Israeli military base

Date: 22 / 04 / 2008 Time: 09:18
Gaza – Ma'an –

Three Palestinian fighters were killed on Monday evening in an attack on an Israeli military base near the northern Gaza Strip.

Palestinian medical sources identified the fighters as Fadi Salim from the Shaikh Radwan neighborhood of Gaza City, 'Uthman Abu Hajar from Al-Shati refugee camp and Mahmoud Shalash from Jabalia refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip.

The military wing affiliated to Fatah, the Al-Aqsa Brigades and the Islamic Jihad's Al-Quds Brigades said that a joint group of fighters raided an Israeli military base and clashed with Israeli troops.

An unnamed spokesperson from the Al-Aqsa Brigades said that mortar shells were fired at the base to cover the attackers as they went in.

Israeli sources confirmed that three Palestinian gunmen had approached an Israeli base in the northern Gaza Strip. They were seen by guards and a reconnaissance plane targeted them from the air killing two and injuring a third. The injured gunman attempted to clash with the Israeli occupation soldiers and was shot dead, the sources added.

Israeli occupation forces raid Jenin and Qabatia

Date: 22 / 04 / 2008 Time: 09:37
Jenin – Ma'an –

Israeli occupation forces broke into the headquarters of a charity funded by the United Arab Emirates in Jenin as well as raiding the town of Qabatia south of Jenin in the northern West Bank on Tuesday morning.

Eyewitnesses said the Israeli occupation soldiers broke down the doors of the charity and ransacked the offices.

The same charity was raided a month and a half ago.

In Qabatia, Israeli occupation troops stormed the town and raided several homes.

Israeli troops kidnap nine Palestinian civilians from the West Bank

Tuesday April 22, 2008 12:06 by Ghassan Bannoura - IMEMC News

Palestinian sources reported that the Israeli occupation army attacked several parts of the West Bank and kidnapped nine civilians on Tuesday morning.

Four of those kidnapped were taken from the city of Nablus and nearby Burka village. Troops searched and ransacked homes then kidnapped Maher Baiyado, 17, Sadam Salah, 16 and his brother Munjed, 18, all three from Burka village, while Sami Al Huoh, 26 was taken from his house in Nablus city.

In Qalqilia city troops attacked and searched the house of Mohamed Nufal, then took his son Jihad after beating him up, the family reported.

Saher Rezik-Allah, 25, was kidnapped by the Israeli army during an invasion targeting the village of Attel near Tulkarem city on Tuesday at dawn.

Three men, Kayed Al-Namurah, 20, Mohamed Al-Sharha, and Mo'taz Abu Zind, 18, were all taken when Israeli troops stormed the village of Dura near Hebron and searched a number of homes there.

Israeli occupation army attacks the village Marda: Detains 50 civilians and kidnaps two

Tuesday April 22, 2008 10:45 by Aaron Lakoff & Ghassan Bannoura - IMEMC News

On Tuesday morning, at least 40 Israeli occupation military vehicles stormed the village of Marda, located near the northern West Bank city of Salfit. The army searched homes, detained 50 civilians, and kidnapped two.

Troops surrounded the home of Hazem Ibdah, located in Marda. The Israeli occupation soldiers forced his family out, then made the house as a military base, Hazem told the IMEMC.

He added that there were around 60 Israeli occupation soldiers in his home. They then started to round up men between the ages of 17 to 55 from the village and brought them to the home of Ibdah for interrogation.

Ibdah added that troops forced men to identify themselves and their occupation, and then sign documents which the soldiers had with them.

The operation ended at around 10:00 am on Tuesday when troops left after kidnapping two men from the village. The two men were identified as Eihab Ibdah, 18, and Ahamd Sami 24.
Update from Israeli military invades Marda and imposes curfew
Time 10:17 am

On Tuesday morning, sources from the International Women's Peace Service, an organization based in the West Bank town of Harris, told us that an Israeli invasion began this morning in the village of Marda, in the Salfit area.

The army entered the village at approximately 3:00am on Tuesday, and by 4:00am they had occupied a house adjacent to the school. The army then began to enter many houses at random, apprehending boys ranging from 14 to 20 years in age. A total of approximately 50 boys were taken for interrogation.
It has been confirmed that at least one local boy has been kidnapped.

The Israeli occupation army, as well as the Shabak, were in Marda right with at least 15 jeeps, and they had imposed a curfew.

The army has rounded up all the boys and young men of the village, and they have been brought to a local school. The men were interrogated one by one in an occupied house. The army is also detaining some of the boys who have already been interrogated by withholding their i.d's.

By 10:25am, the curfew had been lifted, and the army left the occupied house and school.

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