Israeli occupation forces hand out 25 evection orders to Palestinian families near Jerusalem

Monday November 23, 2009 15:19 by Ghassan Bannoura - IMEMC News & Agencies

25 Palestinians families living near Jerusalem city received on Monday at dawn evection orders from the Israeli occupation forces.

Local sources said that the eviction orders targeted homes located at Siramis, Palestinian neighborhood east of Jerusalem old city. The area was disconnected from Jerusalem by the Israeli wall.

Residents said that the soldiers arrived with Israeli settlers and told them that the land, where the homes are located, which is on the Palestinian side of the wall, is owned by the settlers and they have to evict their homes.

The home owners added that they have bought the land form Palestinians a number of years ago and constructed their homes on it.

The Israeli Israeli occupation forces kidnap two civilians during a number of invasions in the West Bank

Monday November 23, 2009 15:29 by Ghassan Bannoura - IMEMC News & Agencies

Two Palestinian civilians were kidnapped on Monday at dawn by Israeli occupation forces during military invasions targeting a number of West Bank communities.

Local sources reported invasions targeting the northern west Bank cities of Jenin and Qalqilia and Bethlehem city in the south.

The sources added that troop kidnapped one man from Bethlehem and another from Qalqilia.

The military said that the two kidnapped were moved to detention camps for questioning.

Illegal Israeli settlers attack Palestinian vehicles in northern West Bank

Monday November 23, 2009 15:20 by Ghassan Bannoura - IMEMC News & Agencies

A Group of 20 illegal Israeli settlers hurled stones, on Monday afternoon, at Palestinian vehicles driving at road near the northern west Bank city of Nablus.

Local Palestinian sources said that the settlers came from the nearby illegal settlement of Havat Ghilad. The sources added that a number of cars sustained damage but no one was injured.

The Israeli army said same group of settlers attack a military vehicle driving on the same road early on Monday. The army said that the vehicle was hit but the troops inside were not injured.

According to surrounding Palestinian villagers settlers from Havat Ghilad attack them frequently.

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