Israeli occupation forces kidnap Seven Palestinians in Jenin, Tulkarem, Nablus, and Gaza

Israeli occupation forces kidnap four Palestinians in Jenin and Tulkarem

Date: 11 / 08 / 2008 Time: 13:04
Jenin – Ma'an –

Israeli occupation forces kidnapped two Palestinians in separate incidents in the West Bank cities of Jenin and Tulkarem on Sunday night.

In Jenin, in the far north of the West Bank, Israeli forces invaded the city at 2am, raiding several homes before detaining 26-year-old Wael Shunaibir, Palestinian security sources said.

Separately, Israeli troops staffing a "flying" (ad hoc) military checkpoint near Tulkarem detained 24-year-old Ahmad Zayid late on Sunday night. Zayid was on his way from from Tulkarem to Jenin.

Israeli occupation forces kidnap two brothers from Nablus

Date: 11 / 08 / 2008 Time: 10:31
Nablus – Ma'an –

Israeli occupation forces on Monday morning kidnapped two Palestinian brothers after ransacking their homes on Al-Miya street in the city of Nablus, in the northern West Bank.

Palestinian security sources told Ma'an's reporter that Israeli occupation forces raided the city at 3am and detained 20-year-old Bashir Mayalah, and his brother 22-year-old Nadhim.

Three Palestinians kidnapped

Monday August 11, 2008 11:35 by Rula Shahwan - IMEMC News

Local sources report that the Israeli occupation army kidnapped three Palestinians from Gaza near an Israeli checkpoint on Sunday night.

The Israeli occupation army kidnapped the three Palestinians whilst they were allegedly attempting to cross into Israel near the Kerem Shalom crossing point in the southern Gaza Strip.

Eye witnesses reported that the three Palestinians were unarmed, and the Israeli army took them for investigation to an unknown detention camp.

Israeli occupation army incursions into three West Bank cities

Monday August 11, 2008 10:55 by Rula Shahwan & Marina Ayyoub - IMEMC News

The Israeli occupation army raided the West Bank cities of Hebron, Jenin and Nablus on Monday morning, seizing four civilians, as reported by local sources.

A number of Israeli occupation forces vehicles moved into the village of Halhul near Hebron, where troops seized local Palestinian Sulaiman Saray'a and took him to an unknown detention camp. Israeli troops erected several checkpoints at nearby village entrances and forced curfew on the surrounding area. During the raid, Israeli settlers in Hebron continued to attack Palestinian houses and passing civilians.

In the northern West Bank city of Jenin, nine Israeli military vehicles entered the city and took two prisoners: Wael Shanbar and Ahmed Zayid.

In Nablus, troops raided Balata and Askar refugee camps, cut off the local electricity supply and entered and searched several houses. Two brothers were seized from the camps.

It is unclear as to why these four were specifically targeted and seized by the Israeli military.

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