Nine Palestinians kidnapped, one injured by Israeli occupation forces overnight

Date: 04 / 09 / 2008  Time:  10:00
Bethlehem – Ma’an –

Israeli occupation forces kidnapped nine Palestinians during dawn raids in the West Bank cities of Bethlehem, Hebron, and Nablus. Another Palestinian was injured by illegal Israeli settlers.

In Hebron, in the southern West Bank, Israeli occupation forces kidnapped 22 year-old Mahmoud Maher Jamjoum and 40 year-old Salama Abu Hadid, abducting both men from their homes, Palestinian security sources said.

In addition, Wasim Akram Jaber, a Palestinian man, was hospitalized after he was pelted with stones thrown by illegal Israeli settlers from the Kiryat Arba illegal settlement in Hebron.

Bethlehem

In the Bethlehem area, security sources said that ten military vehicles entered the village of Beit Ta’amir. In the village they raided four houses with the help of dogs. Israeli occupation troops forced residents into the street including 27-year-old Raed Hassan Mahmoud Danoun a Fat'h affiliate, 40-year-old Sulaiman Hassan Danoun a DFLP affiliate, 45-year-old Adel Hassan Danoun, a Fat'h affiliate and Hussain Danoun, a Hamas affiliate. No kidnappings were reported in Beit Ta’mir

Security sources added that five military vehicles stormed town of Tuqua, to the east of Bethlehem, and kidnapped 39-year-old Kamal Abdullah Al-Badan, a Hamas member, after damaging his house.

The Israeli occupation forces also stormed Aida refugee camp, north of Bethlehem, and kidnapped 35-year-old Imad Ayyad, a Hamas affiliate.

Nablus

Five Palestinians were kidnapped during a dawn incursion in the Nablus area in the northern West Bank, including two brothers from the village of Kafr Qalil.

Palestinian security sources said the abductees are: Khaled Medhat Na’im Ghazal, Muhammad Sate Moussa, 20 year-old, Ahmad Nizar Muhammad Hamoudah, 22 year-old, and the two brothers Tareq and Tamer Khaled Nayef, from Kafer Qalil.

Separately, Israeli occupation forces raided villages around the city of Tulkarem, including, Qaffin Bela’a, and Anabta. Israeli occupation forces raided numerous houses, but kidnapped no one.

In the village of Qaffin, witnesses said Israeli occupation forces broke into a house owned by Mu’adh Amarnah and Iyad Khader, damaging the interior.

Palestinian toddler almost dies due to Israeli checkpoint

Thursday September 04, 2008 18:02 by Saed Bannoura - IMEMC News

According to local sources, an 18-month old child from Susiya almost died while on his way to the Al-Er Demat Hospital due to an Israeli checkpoint that prolonged his journey.

The child, known only as 'Omar', was suffering from a debilitating fever that caused his tongue to swell and fall back into his mouth, blocking his windpipe. He began to suffocate, and his family put him in the car and started to rush to the hospital. Normally, the trip to the hospital would take five minutes, but an Israeli checkpoint installed on the road 8 years ago makes delays inevitable.

When the family saw the lines at the checkpoint, they knew from past experience (their own and many others') that the Israeli soldiers would not allow a special exception due to the life and death situation they were facing, and Omar would surely die.

So they took off on a bumpy, undeveloped, unpaved side road in order to avoid the checkpoint and get to the hospital in time. Luckily, Omar's uncle managed to pry open the feverish boys mouth and pull his tongue forward during the bumpy and treacherous trip, allowing him to take some breath in, and probably saving his life.

A similar incident ended fatally last year in the neighboring town of Tuwani as a 14 year old girl died from suffocation on the way to the hospital.

These two incidents are only examples of problems caused by the restriction of movement that Israel has imposed on the Palestinian population.

In 2007 the number of permanent checkpoints averaged 102 a month. On top of this, the army sets up dozens of temporary “flying” checkpoints every week. In addition, Israel has blocked access to several main roads.

The system of restrictions on Palestinian movement, enables Israel to designate some of the roads in the West Bank for only the use of Israelis, mainly settlers living in the West Bank. Israel prohibits Palestinian vehicles from even crossing certain roads. Palestinians are forbidden to use, or are restricted in their use of, more than 300 kilometers of roads in the West Bank.

The Israeli occupation military forces kidnap 2 civilians from Hebron

Thursday September 04, 2008 14:53 by Marina Ayyoub - IMEMC News

Israeli occupation forces invaded the West Bank city of Hebron on Thursday dawn kidnapping 2 civilians local sources reported.

Troops searched and ransacked Mahmud Jamjoum aged 22, and Salamah Abu Hadeed aged 40 before kidnapping them. The two were taken to an unknown destination. Moreover, a group of illegal  Israeli settlers from Kiryat Arba' illegal settlement in Hebron attacked Wassim Jaber by throwing stones at him causing him scratches and an injury in the head. He was immediately transferred to a local hospital.

Most of the settlers attacks go unreported or documented, a number of settler assaults against Palestinians have been documented on tape especially in Hebron.

Israeli occupation forces kidnap 2 civilians from Bethlehem

Thursday September 04, 2008 14:51 by Marina Ayyoub - IMEMC News

The Israeli military forces invaded the West Bank city of Bethlehem on Thursday dawn kidnapping 7 civilians, as reported by local sources.

Israeli occupaiton military vehicles invaded the city and 2 nearby villages in addition to Aida refugee camp. Eyewitnesses reported that 10 Israeli military vehicles invaded the village of Beit Ta’mar southern the city of Bethlehem. Troops searched and ransacked 4 houses with the help of dogs after forcing the civilians out of their houses for couple of ours.

Moreover, 5 Israeli occupation military vehicles invaded the village of Tuqu’a, kidnapped Kamil Al-Badan aged 39 after searching his house, troops took him to an unknown detention camp for investigation.

The Israeli occupation military forces also invaded Aida refugee camp, located north of Bethlehem, and kidnapped Imad Ayyad aged 35 taking him to an unknown destination.

 Israeli occupation forces invade West Bank cities, kidnap 5

Thursday September 04, 2008 14:48 by Marina Ayyoub - IMEMC News

Israeli occupation forces kidnapped five Palestinian civilians as they invaded the West Bank cities of Nablus, Jenin, Tulkarem and nearby villages, on Thursday at dawn, local sources reported.

A number of Israeli military vehicles troops were seen in several streets in Nablus at dawn.  Troops did house-to-house search and detained 5 civilians after breaking into the homes. In Jenin, eyewitnesses reported that a number of Israeli military vehicles and jeeps invaded the city and centered in several streets, however, no one was taken prisoner.

Moreover troops invaded Jaba’a village south of Jenin.  Military vehicles drove through the streets and an Israeli occupation Special Force positioned in a building in an unfinishedbuilding in the village.

Israeli occupation soldiers stayed in the village for couple of hours and later on withdrew without making any detention. Eyewitnesses reported that troops also invaded Tulkarem and 3 nearby villages, troops broke into several houses leaving damage in residents' property.