Israeli Soldier, 3 Palestinian Fighters, 2 Civilians Injured in Gaza Strip, 8 Kidnapped in Tulkarem and Hebron

Five injured in Israeli incursion and airstrike in Khan Younis

Date: 03 / 06 / 2008 Time: 16:10
Gaza – Ma'an –

Three Islamic Jihad fighters from the Al-Quds Brigades were injured on Tuesday when an Israeli occupation forces reconnaissance plane fired a missile at a group of resistance fighters in the Al-'Umour neighborhood in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip.

Mu'awiya Hassanain, the director of ambulance and emergency services in the Palestinian health ministry said that one of the fighters was seriously injured in the attack.

Eyewitnesses told Ma'an's reporter that an Israeli helicopter fired two missiles at the group's car completely destroying it.

Two Palestinian civilians were also injured when Israeli artillery shells targeted a house in Khuza'a, east of Khan Younis after Israeli forces penetrated the eastern part of the city.

Palestinian medical sources said that the injured were evacuated to Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis.

Israeli occupation soldier injured in clashes with Palestinian fighters near Kisufim

Date: 03 / 06 / 2008 Time: 11:35
Gaza - Ma’an -

Israeli occupation special forces accompanied by a number of military vehicles entered the area east of Dair Al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip on Tuesday.

Eyewitnesses said that a number of Israeli occupation forces vehicles went 800 meters into the area, moving towards civilian houses near the Kisufim crossing.

They were countered by resistance factions who engaged them in clashes.

Eyewitnesses reported that an Israeli occupation soldier was shot by a Palestinian sniper in the area.

Hamas' military wing, the Al-Qassam brigades claimed they had fired at Israeli forces near Al-Qarrara (Kisufim).

Israeli occupation forces kidnap civilians in Tulkarem

Date: 03 / 06 / 2008 Time: 10:30
Tulkarem - Ma’an -

Israeli occupation forces stormed the southern neighborhood of the West Bank city of Tulkarem on Tuesday morning, searching houses and kidnapping civilians.

Security sources told Ma’an’s correspondent in Tulkarem that an Israeli occupation force stormed the neighborhood and kidnapped 23-year-old Nafedh ‘Obaid and 17-year-old Abdul Rahman Hussain Salman after searching their homes and destroying property.

They were transferred them to an unknown location.

Israeli occupation army invades Bethlehem to search home

Tuesday June 03, 2008 12:50 by Ghassan Bannoura - IMEMC News

The Israeli occupation army invaded the southern West Bank city of Bethlehem on Tuesday morning, local sources reported.

Witnesses said that Israeli occupation troops surrounded the house of Mohamed Ahmad, searched it then left the area without further incident. During the attack witnesses said that troops closed the main road leading to the house, stopped civilian cars and searched them.

Israeli occupation army kidnaps six civilians during dawn attacks targeting villages near Hebron

Tuesday June 03, 2008 11:42 by Ghassan Bannoura - IMEMC News

Palestinian sources reported that the Israeli occupation army attacked the villages of Doura and Bani Nu'aim, located near the southern West Bank city of Hebron on Tuesday at dawn and kidnapped six civilians.

Witnesses said that at least 15 Israeli occupation military vehicles stormed Doura village then conducted a house-to-house search that lasted for several hours. During the attack Israeli troops kidnapped Abed Switi, Azzam Jad-Allah, and Morad Nayiaf. Meanwhile Jihad Manasrah, 18, Mohamed Ihmedat, 18, and Abed Zidat, 32, were kidnapped when Israeli soldiers invaded and searched homes in the nearby Bani Nu'aim village also on Monday at dawn.

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