Palestinian shot by Israeli soldier near Hizma village

Date: 08 / 04 / 2009  Time:  19:39
Bethlehem – Ma’an –

An Israeli soldier opened fire on a Palestinian near Hizma village in the West Bank near East Jerusalem.

The unidentified man was injured in the stomach; he was taken to a Ramallah hospital for treatment.

The Israeli soldier who shot the man said he was attempting to steal his weapon.

CPT: Israeli soldiers abduct children, deliver them to settlers for beating

Date: 08 / 04 / 2009  Time:  19:08
Hebron - Ma’an/Agencies -

Israeli soldiers delivered three Palestinian children to masked settlers who then beat them near the south Hebron Hills on Sunday, a group of Christian Peacemaker Teams living in the area reported.

According to the group soldiers seized three boys, aged ten, 11 and 14, at four o’clock on Sunday and transported them to the Ma’on settlement near Hebron.

A statement from the group said, “Soldiers delivered the children to six masked settlers who beat the children, kicking and punching them. At 4:45, the children arrived back in their village, after the settlers allowed them to leave to walk home through the hills alone.”

Israeli terrorist forces kidnap Hamas leader from Nablus area home

Date: 08 / 04 / 2009  Time:  11:13
Janin – Ma’an –

Israeli terrorist forces kidnapped 38-year-old Hamas leader Ahmad Sawalma from the Al-Far’a Refugee Camp near Nablus on Wednesday after hunting him for two years.

Local sources said that an undercover Israeli terrorist unit entered the camp in a civilian car at 2am. The Israeli agents stormed Sawalma’s home before a larger military force arrived as backup, surrounding the area and kidnapping the man.

Israeli troops fired gunshots and stun grenades while searching the house. They left at 5:00am, taking Sawalma to an unknown location.

Israeli forces detain three in Tulkarem area

Date: 08 / 04 / 2009  Time:  09:58
Tulkarem – Ma’an –

 Israeli terrorist forces kidnapped three Palestinian civilians from the West Bank town of Anabta, east of the city of Tulkarem, during a sweeping military incursion early on Wednesday.

Najib Abd Al-Halim, 30, his brother Bara, 21, and Islam Hassan, 27, were detained by the invading forces, who withdrew later in the morning.

The three are being held in an unknown location.

Israeli terrorist forces kidnap five teenagers from homes in Nablus

Date: 08 / 04 / 2009  Time:  09:39
Nablus – Ma’an –

Israeli terrorist forces kidnapped five Palestinian teenagers from their homes in the West Bank city of Nablus early on Wednesday morning.

Local sources in Nablus told Ma’an that Israeli soldiers raided the city at 2:30am, taking the five teens from Balata Refugee Camp, the Old City and Ras Al-Ein.

The sources identified detainees as: Ahmad Al-Masri, 19, from Ras Al-Ein, Mohammad Al-Anani, 19, Fadi Aj’aj, 18, both from the Old City, and Yazan Al-Assi, 16, and Walid Abu Musallam, 16, both from Balata.