Israeli occupation forces open fire at a school in Rafah, at citizens in Nablus, kidnap 23 Palestinians in the West Bank

Israeli occupation forces kidnap 23 Palestinians, clashes near Nablus

Date: 21 / 02 / 2008 Time: 10:33

Nablus – Ma'an –

Israeli occupation forces on Thursday morning kidnapped 23 Palestinians from different West Bank districts, claiming they were 'wanted activists.'

Ma'an's correspondent in Nablus said that Israeli occupation forces raided the northern West bank town of Beita south of Nablus, imposing a curfew and ransacking several homes before arresting 18 Palestinians.

Fierce clashes erupted between Palestinian citizens and the invading Israeli occupation forces who fired gunshots, sonic bombs and tear gas canisters injuring 17-year-old Hussain Sabri. He was shot in the shoulder and was taken to hospital.

Israeli media sources said the army arrested 23 Palestinians in the West Bank overnight.

Two days ago, gunmen opened fire on an Israeli bus at the main crossroads near Beita. Fatah's Al-Aqsa Brigades claimed responsibility for the attack.

The Israeli occupation army attacks several villages near Hebron and kidnaps two civilians

Thursday February 21, 2008 16:49 by Ghassan Bannoura - IMEMC News

Two Palestinian civilians were kidnapped when Israeli occupation forces attacked several villages located near the southern West Bank city of Hebron on Thursday.

Troops attacked and searched homes in Sa'er and Sourif villages located near Hebron. Eyewitnesses said that the troops forced families out of their homes during the search.

The witnesses added that soldiers ransacked the homes they searched and beat up men.

Local sources identified the two kidnapped as; Sayif Abu Al Houwar, 21 and Hakeem Shaladah, 44.

Moreover on Thursday afternoon the Israeli occupation forces invaded Sourif village again, took control of two homes and made them into army posts.

The Israeli army attacks Beita village near Nablus and kidnaps 18 civilians

Thursday February 21, 2008 16:36 by Ghassan Bannoura - IMEMC News

On Thursday, Palestinian sources reported that the Israeli occupation army attacked and searched homes in the village of Beita located near the northern West Bank city of Nablus and kidnapped 18 civilians there.

Witnesses said Israeli occupation army jeeps and troops stormed the village at dawn, soldiers searched and ransacked a number of village homes, then kidnapped 18 people and took them to unknown locations.

Among those kidnapped were; Ziead Hilal, 40, Mussa Baraham, 20, Iyhab Mustafa, 24, and Taleb Hamaiel, 35.

Sources in the village said that troops kept the village under curfew until late morning.

Limited incursion in Rafah; Israeli occupation forces open fire on school
Date: 21 / 02 / 2008 Time: 10:35

Gaza – Ma'an –

Several Israeli occupation military vehicles conducted a limited incursion in the Ash-Shuka area in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip amidst heavy gunfire and artillery shelling on Thursday. No casualties have been reported.

Eyewitnesses told Ma'an that Palestinian resistance groups confronted the invading forces, firing several mortar shells.

Meanwhile, Israeli occupation forces stationed near the Yasser Arafat International airport in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip opened fire on the nearby Ash-Shuka school on Thursday morning.

Eyewitnesses told Ma'an's reporter that all students and faculty were detained in the school yard.

Separately, the military wing of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine (DFLP), the National resistance Brigades, and Fatah's Al-Aqsa Brigades claimed responsibility for launching two rocket-propelled grenades at two Israeli occupation military jeeps in Al-Maghazi refuge camp in the central Gaza Strip.

They said the shelling came in retaliation for the ongoing Israeli aggression against the Palestinian people.

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