4 Palestinian Injured by Israeli airstrikes in Rafah, 15 Kidnapped by Israeli occupation forces in Nablus, Jenin, and Hebron

Israeli airstrikes injure four in the Gaza Strip

Date: 28 / 01 / 2008 Time: 10:10

Gaza – Ma'an –

Israeli warplanes struck a former illegal Israeli settlement northwest of Rafah in the Gaza Strip in two separate raids on Sunday night.

Palestinian sources said that two missiles were fired at a Palestinian car parked in the area, damaging it, while the other raid targeted a military position used by Hamas' Al-Qassam Brigades, injuring four people slightly.

Israeli sources mentioned that the Israeli air force also targeted armored vehicles that Hamas had seized from Fatah-affiliated security forces when it took control of the Gaza Strip last June.

Israeli occupation forces invade Jenin and kidnaps six

Monday January 28, 2008 10:22 by Nisreen Qumsieh - IMEMC & Agencies nisreen at imemc dot org

Israeli occupation forces invaded the northern West Bank city of Jenin and the two nearby villages of Rummana and Zbuba, kidnapping six Palestinians in the early hours of Monday morning.

Local sources reported that at least 15 military vehicles invaded the city of Jenin overnight Sunday. Troops broke into a number of houses and ransacked them.

Sources added two civilians were kidnapped identified as Bassam Abu Obeid,45, Khaled Abu Obeid, 30, adding that troops messed vegetables stores and confiscated some of the residents' properties during the invasion.

In the eastern neighborhood of Jenin city, forces kidnapped Majdi Ghbareya, 22 after invading his home.

Meanwhile, Israeli soldiers invaded two villages of Rumana and Zbuba west of Jenin, attacking several civilians' homes and kidnapping three, only from Zbuba village. The detainees were lately identified as Abed Al Rahman Jaradat, 23, Omar Zaghal, 25 and Diya' Obeidi, 29, from Zbuba village and all were moved to an undisclosed destination

Five Palestinians kidnapped from Hebron

Monday January 28, 2008 09:31 by Nisreen Qumsieh - IMEMC News nisreen at imemc dot org

Israeli occupation forces kidnapped five Palestinians in the southern West Bank city of Hebron and the nearby al-Thahriya town, Monday at dawn.

Local sources reported that Israeli occupation forces attacked a house in the old city and kidnapped three civilians from one family, including two brothers Tha'er, 17 and Fareed al-'Ewaiwi, 19 in addition to Sa'eed Ewaiwi. Both were taken to the nearby settlement of Kiryat Arba'a.

After troops surrounded the home of 'Ewaiwi family before they broke into it, ransacked it, and confiscated some of their property.

Meanwhile, in the town of Al-Dhahirya, army kidnapped another two, also brothers identified as: Mohammad, 24 and Firas Mana', 28.

Palestinian sources reported that the five were released few hours later.

Israeli forces kidnap four Palestinians, cut power near Nablus

Date: 28 / 01 / 2008 Time: 11:32
Nablus – Ma'an –

Israeli occupation forces kidnapped four young Palestinians from the village of Qusin and Askar refugee camp near the West Bank city of Nablus on Monday morning.

Local sources told Ma'an that a number of Israeli occupation military vehicles stormed Qusin and seized 18-year-old Mustafa Abed Rabbo and 19-year-old Ahmad Zabadi.

Meanwhile, local sources in Askar refugee camp told our correspondent that Israeli military vehicles invaded the camp and kidnapped Mousa Abu Lail 20 and Fadi Ash-Shawwa 21.

Separately, Israeli occupation forces raided the village of Surra west of Nablus and fired heavily on the main power transformer in the village, resulting in a one-hour power cut in the town.

Israeli occupation forces kidnap three Palestinian teenagers from Hebron's old city

Date: 28 / 01 / 2008 Time: 10:57
Hebron – Ma'an –

Israeli occupation forces kidnapped three Palestinians in the southern West Bank city of Hebron on Sunday night.

Ma'an's reporter said that an Israeli force ransacked a Palestinian home near the illegal Israeli settlement of Abraham Avinu in the old city of Hebron and seized two brothers, Sa'id and Thaer Al-Waiwi, aged 18 and 17, in addition to an relative 18-year-old Farid Al-Waiwi.

Fair Use Notice

This site contains copyrighted material the use of which has not always been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. We are making such material available in our efforts to advance understanding of environmental, political, human rights, economic, democracy, scientific, and social justice issues, etc. We believe this constitutes a 'fair use' of any such copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the US Copyright Law. In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, the material on this site is distributed without profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for research and educational purposes. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml. If you wish to use copyrighted material from this site for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use', you must obtain permission from the copyright owner.