Israeli occupation forces kidnap five Palestinians in Bethlehem raids

Date: 04 / 11 / 2008  Time:  12:25
Bethlehem – Ma’an –

Israeli occupation forces kidnapped five civilians from the Bethlehem governorate of the West Bank early on Tuesday.

Security sources and eyewitnesses reported that nine Israeli occupation military vehicles invaded Al-Azza refugee camp in the north of the city of Bethlehem and detained 20-year-old Mu’ayyad Othman Al-Azza and 19-year-old Shadi Mohamad Al-Qeissi.

Another raiding force detained Shihab Abu-Sh’irah from the Al-Karkafah neighborhood in Bethlehem.

Israeli occupation forces also kidnapped 26-year-old Fadi Al-Balboul after storming his house in Al-Fawaghrah neighborhood in the center of the city. His brother reported to Ma’an that Israeli occupation forces surrounded their house along with neighbors’ houses then forced their way through the door of the house. Israeli occupation troops also confiscated Al-Balboul’s computer.

In the village of Tuqu, south of the city, Israeli forces detained Moussa Mahmoud Zawahrah, in his twenties, after raiding his house.

Israeli occupation forces kidnap two Palestinians in Jenin area

Date: 04 / 11 / 2008  Time:  11:10
Jenin – Ma’an –

 Israeli occupation forces kidnapped two civilians from town of Jaba southwest of the city of Jenin at 2am on Tuesday.

Palestinian security sources told Ma’an that Israeli troops raided the town, stormed houses, and then kidnapped 23-year-old Fadi Al-Balasha and 21-year-old Najeh Alawnah.

Eyewitnesses said that seven vehicles invaded the town. Israeli occupation troops fired ‘randomly’ and deployed sound grenades. Some families were forced into the street by Israeli soldiers during the house-to-house searches.

Israeli occupation forces also performed military exercises in the villages of Zububa and Rummana near the Salem DCL military installation, northwest of Jenin.

Palestinian security sources added that the Israeli occupation army damaged farmland in Zububa during the deployment.

 Israeli occupation forces kidnap Tulkarem man overnight

Date: 04 / 11 / 2008  Time:  10:34
Tulkarem – Ma’an –

Israeli occupation forces kidnapped a civilian during an overnight raid in the northern West Bank city of Tulkarem on Tuesday, Palestinian security sources said.

Israeli forces invaded the western neighborhood of the city at 3am, abducting resident Rami Yousuf Awadh from his house.

The sources added that Israeli occupation forces destroyed furniture and other property in Awadh’s house in addition to damaging a blacksmith shop owned by his brother.