Israeli occupation forces kidnap eight Palestinians in West Bank, shell areas in Gaza

Israeli occupation army shells several areas in Gaza

Tuesday August 11, 2009 10:09 by IMEMC & Agencies

The Israeli occupation army shelled on Monday evening several homes and lands east of Gaza city causing excessive damage. The army also shelled homes in Khan Younis, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip.

Local sources reported that the army shelled several homes north east of Al-Shuja'iya, east of Gaza City.

Eyewitnesses reported that Israeli tanks and armored vehicles were noticed along the eastern border of the Gaza Strip.

On Monday evening, soldiers stationed at the Kissufim military base, atthe southern borders of the Gaza Strip, shelled several homes and lands east of Khan Younis, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip.

Earlier on Monday, several military vehicles invaded Beit Hanoun, in the northern part of the Gaza Strip. Eight tanks and two military bulldozers advanced for a hundred meters into Beit Hanoun and bulldozed farmlands.

Soldiers also fired at a number of homes in the area casing damage.

Meanwhile, Israeli military sources reported that a mortar-shell was fired towards the Western Negev, no injuries were reported.

Also, Palestinian fighters fired a shell on Sunday morning at a Kibbutz that belongs to the Sdot Hanegev Regional Council in the Negev.

On Sunday evening, two mortars were fired at the Erez terminal, but the two shells landed and detonated in the Palestinian side of the crossing; no damage or injuries were reported.

IOF troops bulldoze Palestinian cultivated lands

[ 11/08/2009 - 10:32 AM ]

BEIT HANUN, (PIC)--

Israeli occupation forces (IOF) advanced few hundred meters east of Beit Hanun city in northern Gaza Strip late Monday and bulldozed citizens' lands.

Local sources told PIC reporter that the IOF troops backed by ten army tanks and bulldozers opened indiscriminate fire at Palestinian residential areas during the process.

Meanwhile, IOF soldiers rounded up eight Palestinians in central and southern West Bank areas at dawn Tuesday including three citizens in Bir Nabala north of occupied Jerusalem.

The soldiers also abducted a 25-year-old youth in Barta'a village west of Jenin city after using dogs in searching his family home at an early hour on Tuesday.

A Palestinian student heading via the Karame bridge to Jordan on Monday was detained by the IOF soldiers. The student from Kufr Dan west of Jenin was planning to travel to Saudi Arabia to visit relatives.

Israeli occupation forces kidnap eight Palestinians

Published today (updated) 11/08/2009 19:52

Bethlehem – Ma’an –

Israeli occupation forces kidnapped eight “wanted” Palestinians during overnight raids in the West Bank, an Israeli newspaper reported on Tuesday morning.

The website of Yedioth Ahronoth said detainees were “transferred for questioning.” The locations of the raids were not reported.

The Israeli occupation army kidnaps eight Palestinian residents from the West Bank

Tuesday August 11, 2009 16:14 by Ghassan Bannoura - IMEMC & Agencies

The Israeli occupation army kidnapped on Tuesday eight Palestinian civilians during pre dawn invasions targeting a number of West Bank communities.

Local sources reported that the invasions took place in Qalqilia city, northern West Bank were three civilians were kidnapped by troops, in Jerusalem city, central West Bank, were also there were kidnapped, and two from the southern West Bank city of Hebron.

The Israeli army radio reported that all eight men were kidnapped because they are on the military wanted list. The radio added that the eight men were moved to military detention camps for questioning.

Settlers attack a Palestinian man near Nablus

Tuesday August 11, 2009 11:16 by IMEMC & Agencies

Palestinian medical sources reported that a group of illegal Israeli settlers attacked, on Tuesday morning, a 45-year-old man from Awarta village, near the northern West Bank city of Nablus.

The sources identified the man as Yousef Obeidat. He was moved to Rafidia Hospital suffering from neck wounds and bruises.

The attack is one of dozens of recent attacks carried out by the settlers against the Palestinians in the West Bank and in East Jerusalem.

The settlers have escalated their attacks against the Palestinians after the army evacuated an illegal outpost, and as a response to the US Administration’s call on Israel to freeze its settlement activities in the occupied territories.

They were also encouraged by a recent decision of the Israeli High Court expelling two Palestinian families from their homes in Shaikh Jarrah neighborhood in East Jerusalem, and replacing them with extremist right-wing settlers.

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