5 Palestinians Injured, 16 Kidnapped by Israeli Occupation Forces in the West Bank

Five injured during Israeli occupation army attack targeting villages near Hebron

Thursday June 05, 2008 14:13 by Ghassan Bannoura - IMEMC News

five Palestinian civilians were injured by Israeli occupation army fire during an invasion targeting the village of Beit Omer and Dora near the southern West Bank city of Hebron on Thursday midday.

In Beit Omer Israeli troops invaded the village, and searched a number of homes, soldiers attacked local school boys and beat some of them up, the boys hurled stones at the invading troops, witnesses said.

During the clashes two boys, one man and two women, were injured by the army fire, medical sources said that Jamal Abu Mariya, 14, one of the injured sustained critical wounds after being hit with a live round in his abdomen. Meanwhile doctors said the other four sustained moderate wounds.

Sources in Beit Omer added that two civilians were kidnapped by the Israeli occupation forces during the attack.

Clashes also took place between local school boys and invading troops at the village of Dora when the army attacked the village and searched homes on Thursday, no injures were reported.

Israeli occupation forces kidnap citizens from Tulkarem district

Date: 05 / 06 / 2008 Time: 10:57
Tulkarem – Ma'an –

Israeli occupation forces kidnapped two Palestinian citizens from Tulkarem and the town of 'Allar north of the city on Thursday morning after an extensive search of their homes.

Security sources said that an Israeli occupation military force raided the west side of the city and stormed the house of Yousef 'Odeh and kidnapped his 22-year-old son, Mu'tassem.

The source added that an Israeli occupation force raided the town of 'Allar north of Tulkarem and detained 22-year-old Nader Ibrahim Al-Kharouf, taking him to an unknown destination.

Israeli occupation forces kidnap seven Palestinians from several districts in Nablus

Date: 05 / 06 / 2008 Time: 10:56
Nablus – Ma'an -

Israeli occupation forces kidnapped seven Palestinians including a father and his two sons at dawn on Thursday from several districts in Nablus, after storming the homes of dozens of citizens.

Palestinian security sources said that the Israeli occupation forces stormed the city from several sides at 2 am on Thursday, raiding homes in the Balata refugee camp and the old town of Nablus, as well as the village of Beit Ibba, west of the city.

The sources confirmed that the detainees are: 25-year-old Ammar Mahmoud Sa'ida, 52-year-old Khalil Al-Nawwas and his sons Samir and Hassan Al-Nawwas from the Balata refugee camp, 21-year-old Ali Salim Adib, 21-year-old Mutaz Ismail Adib and 28-year-old Haitham Monib Al-Sayeh from the Al-Qaissariyah neighborhood in the old town.

The Israeli occupation army kidnaps 16 Palestinian civilians from several West Bank areas

Thursday June 05, 2008 14:05 by Ghassan Bannoura - IMEMC News

The Israeli occupation army conducted a number of invasions targeting several town and cities located in deferent parts of the West Bank and kidnapped 16 Palestinian civilians on Thursday morning.

Local sources said that the attacked targeted Jenin, Tulkarem, Ramallah, Bethlehem and Hebron cities and nearby villages.

Among those civilians kidnapped was Salwa Salah, a 16 year old child. Her father Rizq Salah said that troops surrounded his house located in Al-Khader village near Bethlehem searched the house then took his daughter away.

Israeli occupation army sources confirmed that Israeli troops kidnapped 16 Palestinian civilians from the West Bank on Thursday but gave no details or location those civilians are being held.

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