2 Palestinian resistance fighters killed in Balata refugee camp, 10 kidnapped in Ramallah and Jenin

Two fighters killed in Balata refugee camp

Thursday February 28, 2008 10:21 by Saed Bannoura - IMEMC & Agencies

Palestinian sources reported that two Palestinian fighters were shot and killed on Thursday at dawn during armed clashes with Israeli occupation forces that invaded Balata refugee camp east of the city. Two other fighters were injured and kidnapped by the army.

Local sources stated that several military vehicles and jeeps, accompanied by two military bulldozers, invaded the camp from several directions and exchanged fire with dozens of resistance fighters, killing two and wounding at least two others.

The two slain fighters were identified as Maher Abu Al-Reesh from Balata refugee camp, member of the Abu Ali Mustafa Brigades, the armed wing of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), and Ahmad Al Nadi from Askar Refugee camp, member of the Al-Aqsa Brigades, the armed wing of Fateh.

The bodies of the two fighters were moved to Rafidia Hospital in Nablus; the two injured fighters were kidnapped and moved to an unknown destination.

The invading forces bulldozed some streets and infrastructure in the Market Street, in addition to bulldozing doors and awnings of several stores.

In the Gaza Strip, three Palestinians were killed by the Israeli army on Thursday morning, which increases the number of Palestinians killed to fifteen in the coastal region over the last 24 hours.

Two brothers kidnapped in Ramallah by Israeli army

Thursday February 28, 2008 10:42 by Nisreen Qumsieh - IMEMC News
Israeli forces kidnapped two brothers in a pre-dawn invasion of Beit Uniya, west of Ramallah on Thursday.

Local sources reported that soldiers abducted Ahmad al-lolo, 22, and Imad al-lolo,25. They were handcuffed and blindfolded after a search was carried out at their home. Troops transferred them to an undisclosed detention center.

In the same operation, the Israeli army invaded several neighborhoods in the central West Bank city of Ramallah and patrolled the area, but with no further abductions reported.

Israeli military kidnaps 8 Palestinians in Jenin

Thursday February 28, 2008 10:28 by Nisreen Qumsiyeh - IMEMC News

Israeli forces invaded two villages in the northern West Bank district of Jenin, kidnapping eight Palestinians in the early hours of Thursday morning.

Local sources reported that troops in several military vehicles invaded Siliat Al Harthiya, west of Jenin, and carried out a large-scale search operation in civilians' homes. Among the six abducted were Tal'at Shawahna, 21, Fadi Zayoud, 18, and Mohammad Jaradat, 24.

In the town of Jaba'a, south of Jenin, troops kidnapped two Palestinians after attacking their homes. They were identified as Farahat 'Alawna, 25, and Mohammad Ghannam, 22.
All eight were transferred to an unknown detention center.

Following Israeli operations in the area on Wednesday, there have now been 15 Palestinians abducted by the Israeli military form the Jenin area in the last two days.

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