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Soldiers Kidnap 5 Palestinians In the West Bank, 29 On Roadblocks

 

Israeli Occupation Soldiers Kidnap 5 Palestinians In the West Bank

Monday May 07, 2012 12:37 by Saed Bannoura - IMEMC & Agencies

Israeli occupation soldiers kidnapped, on Monday at dawn, five Palestinians in different parts of the West Bank and took them to unknown destination; the kidnappings took place after the Israeli occupation army invaded several cities, towns and villages and searched dozens of homes.

Local sources reported that the Israeli occupation army invaded the towns Tammoun, Al-Fari-’a, in the central West Bank district of Tubas, and the towns of Zabbouba, Methalon and Raba, near the northern West Bank city of Jenin, and kidnapped one resident in addition to interrogating two other residents. Soldiers also broke into and searched dozens of homes in the invaded towns.

Fifteen homes were invaded in Tammoun town alone; the army then kidnapped resident Omar Mohammad Bani-Odah, 25, and interrogated dozens of residents; soldiers claimed they were searching for “wanted Palestinians”.

Soldiers also held military drills in Raba meadow, west of Jenin, and fired dozens of flares while hundreds of soldiers were deployed in open areas.

Furthermore, soldiers invaded Hebron City, in the southern part of the West Bank, and broke into the home of Zen Ed-Deen Mahmoud Shabana, 43, cuffed and blindfolded him before taking him to the Etzion military base, north of Hebron.

Shabana was repeatedly arrested by the Palestinian security forces, and was released seven months ago after spending more than a year at a Palestinian prison.

Hamas movement sources claimed that he was also tortured during interrogation.

Israeli soldiers conduct invasions and arrests in different parts of the West Bank on a daily basis, these invasions include breaking into homes, different facilities and installing dozens of sudden roadblocks.

In a recent report, the International Solidarity Foundation for Human Rights stated that Israeli soldiers escalated, in April, their illegal measures against the Palestinian people on military roadblocks all over the West Bank, and on border terminals leading to Gaza, and kidnapped 29 Palestinians on these roadblocks.

The army also detained and interrogated dozens of residents on these roadblocks, and searched dozens of vehicles while inspecting the ID cards of the residents.

Israeli Occupation Army Kidnapped 29 Palestinians On Roadblocks In April

Monday May 07, 2012 11:06 by Saed Bannoura - IMEMC & Agencies

The International Solidarity Foundation for Human Rights reported that Israeli occupation soldiers escalated their illegal measures against the Palestinian people with military roadblocks in the West Bank and at border terminals leading to Gaza, and kidnapped 29 Palestinians at these roadblocks in April.

Ahmad Tubassy, a lawyer and a legal researcher at the International Solidarity Foundation for Human Rights reported that Israeli occupation soldiers deliberately humiliate the residents at roadblocks, close them at will, and deliberately force the residents to wait in some cases for several hours.

Tubassy said that the Israeli army kidnapped 29 Palestinians at the roadblocks after handcuffing and blindfolding them for several hours, and then took them to unknown destinations.

He said that these roadblocks are usually installed on main roads and junctions linking different Palestinian cities and towns leading to their isolation. In these cases the roadblocks were mainly around the West Bank districts of Nablus, Ramallah and Bethlehem.

Despite repeated Israeli claims of easing restrictions on roadblocks in the West Bank, and claims that it has removed many roadblocks, freedom of movement of Palestinians remains severely restricted especially due to dozens of 'flying' roadblocks that the soldiers install and dismantle at will.

Israeli Soldiers and Vehicles Invade Dora Area Near Hebron

Friday May 04, 2012 13:39 by Regina Qumsieh - IMEMC & Agencies

The Palestinian News Network, PNN, reported that the Israeli occupation army has concentrated dozens of the Israeli occupation soldiers and many vehicles in and around the city of Dora near Hebron in the southern West Bank since the early morning.

In the Tarawseh area, the western entrance to the city of Dora, Israeli soldiers set up checkpoints. They also entered Dora's city centre, and invaded the area between Dora and Hebron as well as the town of Der Samt. Furthermore, the military set up a checkpoint at the al-Fawwar crossroad which links Dora city and the al-Fawwar refugee camp and stopped Palestinians to check their ID cards.