Israeli Occupation Forces Kidnap 15 Palestinians, Order Halting Construction of Salman Al-Farisi Mosque in Bourin

Israeli Occupation Soldiers Kidnap 15 Palestinians In Less Than Two Days

Tuesday January 26, 2010 01:25 by Saed Bannoura - IMEMC News

Israeli occupation soldiers kidnapped, this Sunday and Monday, at least 15 Palestinians from the occupied West Bank and detained them for the purpose of interrogation.

Local sources reported that on Monday, at dawn, soldiers kidnapped five Palestinians in the southern West Bank city of Hebron.

Two of them were kidnapped near the Ibrahimi Mosque in the center of Hebron. They were violently attacked and beaten by the soldiers who stopped them at a roadblock in the Old City.

One of them was identified as Anis Majid Al-Rajabi, 20. He suffered several bruises and concussions after being attacked by the soldiers, and was moved to the Ezion military camp, north of Hebron.

Soldiers also kidnapped Dia’ Al-Ja’abary, 22, after stopping him at a roadblock in the city and moved him to Ezion camp.

Three more Palestinians, two of them identified as Kamel Al-Hammoury and Bilal Al-Sharabaty, were kidnapped in Bab Al Zawiya area in the center of Hebron.

Furthermore, soldiers invaded the town of Tarqoumia, west of Hebron, and handed a resident a military order for questioning.

The soldiers broke into his home and ransacked it, before handing him the order.

Soldiers also kidnapped two residents in 'Arraba village, near the northern West Bank city of Jenin. The two were arrested after the army broke into and ransacked their homes also.

They were identified as Mansour Izzuddeen and Mohammad Shuqair. Their families were forced out of their homes for several hours while the army searched the property.

In addition soldiers fired concussion grenades and gas bombs to terrorize the residents, local sources reported.

In the central West bank city of Ramallah, soldiers kidnapped nine Palestinians described by the army as persons named on their “wanted list”. They were all moved to interrogation centers, an Israeli army spokesperson said.

On Sunday, Israeli soldiers arrested nine laborers from the Al-Khader village, near Bethlehem, after violently attacking them.

The workers were initially detained in front of Al-Zayyim roadblock, in East Jerusalem. They were reported to be on their way to Jerusalem, attempting to find work to support their families.

The army said the workers did not carry the permits that allow Palestinian residents of the West Bank to enter Israel. The soldiers struck them with their rifles and batons, in addition to kicking and punching them.

They suffered fractures and concussions to several parts of their bodies.

Israel Orders Halting Mosque Construction in Nablus village

Tuesday January 26, 2010 13:22 by Saed Bannoura - IMEMC & Agencies

The Israeli occupation government decided on Tuesday to halt the construction of a local mosque in Burin village, south of the northern West Bank city of Nablus.

On Tuesday morning, Israeli soldiers placed the order on the gate of the mosque. The order calls for halting the construction of the mosque.

The construction of the Salman Al-Farisi Mosque is in its final stages, and only needs the minaret placed. Its construction started two year ago.

Soldiers also handed orders ordering resident Hashem Al-Najjar to stop the construction of warehouses on his property in the village.

Ghassan Dughlus, in charge of Settlements File in the northern West Bank stated that the Israeli decision is illegal and violates the International Law.

He demanded human rights group to intervene in order to void the illegal Israeli decision.

Illegal Israeli Settlers Uproot 15 Olive Trees Near Ramallah

Tuesday January 26, 2010 00:49 by Saed Bannoura - IMEMC & Agencies

A group of fundamentalist illegal Israeli settlers uprooted fifteen olive trees, on Sunday evening, that belong to a resident of the Dir Nitham village, near the central West Bank city of Ramallah.

The trees belong to Jamil Abdul-Qader. They are old “Roman” olive trees known for good product and rich olive oil.

The settlers came from the Halmish, an illegal settlement that was built on the lands of Dir Nitham village.

The attack is one of a series carried out by the settlers who are trying to steal the lands from their Palestinian owners, in order to annex them to their settlement.

In several repeated incidents, the settlers uprooted trees and took them to their settlement.

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