Palestinian Killed by Israeli Landmine Near Jenin, 4 Fishermen Kidnapped in Gaza Waters, Passengers Humiliated at Qabatiya Checkpoint

Israeli occupation forces kidnap four fishermen at Beit Lahiya shore

Date: 29 / 08 / 2008 Time: 13:10
Gaza – Ma'an –

Four Gazan fishermen were kidnapped by Israeli occupation naval soldiers and taken to an unknown location after being attacked on their boats while in Gaza waters near the northern Strip city of Beit Lahiya.

Eyewitnesses reported seeing several Israeli naval vessels closing in on two Palestinian fishing boats, which were then attacked and kidnapped as the sun rose.

Those detained were 55-year-old Muhammed Issa Sa'adullah, 18-year-old Ahmed Farid Sa'adullah, 60-year-old Muhammed Muhammed Sa'adullah, and 39-year-old Jihad Al-Sultan.

One Palestinian man killed by an Israeli landmine near Jenin

Friday August 29, 2008 11:59 by Ghassan Bannoura - IMEMC News

Palestinian police sources said that one Palestinian civilian was killed on Friday at dawn when an Israeli army landmine exploded in him near the northern West Bank city of Jenin

The sources reported that the Nizar Suraqa 24 was at an evacuated military site near the city. Medical sources said that Suraqa died instantly due to the explosion The police stated that related departments are investigating the incident.

The Israeli army forces Palestinian men to remove their cloths at a checkpoint near Jenin city

Friday August 29, 2008 11:39 by Ghassan Bannoura & IMEMC Staff

Israeli troops forced Palestinian men to undress in public then searched them at a checkpoint the soldiers have setup Thursday evening near the West Bank town of Qabatiya near Jenin, local sources reported.

According to the source, troops entered the town Thursday night, and setup the roadblock and stopped residents of Qabatiya entering or exiting the town. The checkpoint was removed on Friday morning.

There are currently over 500 checkpoints and roadblocks in the West Bank restricting the movement of Palestinians in their country.

Palestinians suffer systematic humiliation at these checkpoints almost on daily basis. Israeli officials have repeatedly declared that they will remove dozens of these roadblocks in order to ease the restrictions, however, many of these checkpoints and roadblocks remain in place.

Israeli Human Rights group B’Tselem said in a report published few months ago, that many of these roadblocks, which mostly are unmanned, have already been removed by local Palestinian residents, before Israel declares intentions to remove it.

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