Three civilians injured by army fire near Gaza City

Monday April 27, 2009 15:31 by Ghassan Bannoura - IMEMC News & Agencies

Three Palestinian civilians sustained wounds after the Israeli occupation terrorist soldiers opened fire east of Gaza City on Monday at midday.

Local sources report that three civilians sustained moderate wounds when Israeli soldiers at the Al Mintar crossing of the Gaza-Israeli border opened fire at them.

Medical sources announced that the three were moved to a nearby hospital for treatment. Meanwhile, an armed Palestinian group announced on Monday that its fighters clashed with Israeli military forces by the southern Gaza-Israeli border.

The group, Abu Ali Mustafa, a leftist group, said no injures were reported among its fighters.

Israeli occupation soldiers shoot 62-year-old Palestinian man at checkpoint

Date: 27 / 04 / 2009  Time:  19:58
Hebron – Ma’an –

Israeli occupation terrorist soldiers shot a 62-year-old Palestinian man in the legs near the Tarqumia crossing, west of the West Bank city of Hebron on Monday afternoon.

According to the Palestinian Authority security forces, the soldiers shot Azzam Muhammad Abdel Hadi Abu Asbah, suspecting him of attempting to attack the checkpoint.

Medics at the Hebron Public Hospital said Abu Asbah is seriously injured.

Israeli occupation forces hold up hundreds at Beit Fourik checkpoint near Nablus

Date: 27 / 04 / 2009  Time:  11:01
Nablus – Ma’an –

Israeli occupation terrorist forces subject Palestinians to strict searches at the Beit Fourik checkpoint east of the northern West Bank city of Nablus, stopping dozens of vehicles and hundreds of travelers, said Munadil Hanani, member of Beit Fourik municipal council on Monday morning.

The Israeli occupation government had claimed earlier in April that they eased Palestinian movement at that checkpoint.

Israeli occupation soldiers abduct groom on wedding night

Date: 27 / 04 / 2009  Time:  10:47
Qalqiliya – Ma’an –

Twenty-four-year-old Ahmed Abdul Hadi Tayoun was married in the West Bank village of Hajja, east of Qalqiliya on Sunday.

Tayoun was not able to spend the night with his bride, as he was abducted by the Israeli occupation terrorist soldiers at 2am. The troops raided the house and kidnapped him in front of his wife. He is now being held at an unknown location.

During house-to-house raids in the village, Israeli soldiers also kidnapped 20-year-old Ahmed Bashir.

The Tayoun family said that Ahmad had no political affiliation, and they did not expect him to be detained. They called on rights organizations to intervene and secure his release.

Meanwhile, Israeli forces also stormed the nearby village of Al-Funduq and raided the house of Jamil Jab’iti, beat his 30-year-old daughter Sahar, destroyed furniture and they shredded a copy of the holy Quran.

Israeli occupation forces kidnap nine Palestinians in overnight raids

Date: 27 / 04 / 2009  Time:  09:44
Nablus – Ma’an –

The Israeli occupation terrorist forces kidnapped nine Palestinians from their homes during overnight raids in the West Bank on Monday.

According to the military, three Palestinians were taken from the Nablus area, two from Tulkarem, two from Ramallah and Bethlehem, and the rest from Hebron.

Among these, two young Palestinian men were taken from their homes in the village of Urif, south of Nablus early on Monday morning.

Local sources told Ma’an that Israeli occupation forces stormed the village took 32-year-old Isam Safadi and 41-year-old As’ad Safadi to unknown location.