IOTF tank shell kills Palestinian, wound five others

[ 16/02/2009 - 11:12 AM ]

GAZA, (PIC)--

 A Palestinian citizen was killed on Monday and five others wounded in an Israeli occupation terrorist forces' (IOTF) bombardment of civilian neighborhoods north of Gaza Strip.

Medical sources said that medical teams evacuated the body of Rajab Subuh along with five casualties after an IOTF tank fired at a civilian home in Attatra, north of the Strip.

In Rafah, IOTF warplanes at noon Monday fired a number of missiles at the Gaza Strip border areas with Egypt but no casualties were reported, security sources said.

They told the PIC reporter that the IOTF warplanes launched two air raids on the Rafah border area east of Rafah border crossing damaging a number of houses.

Meanwhile, medical sources said that Ali Al-Qudra, 28, died of critical wounds sustained during an IOTF air raid on Abassan east of Khan Younis district, south of the Gaza Strip three days ago.

They said that Qudra, a member of the Salahuddin Brigades the armed wing of the popular resistance committees, was hit with a missile fired by an IOF drone last Friday while riding a motorbike along with another fighter.

Hebrew media reported on Monday that two Palestinian homemade missiles were fired from Gaza at Israeli settlements adjacent to the Strip with no casualties or material losses sustained.

In the West Bank, the Hebrew radio said that IOF troops rounded up 37 Palestinians in various areas Sunday night.

The Israeli terrorist army kidnaps four civilians from the northern part of the West Bank

Monday February 16, 2009 15:39 by Ghassan Bannoura - IMEMC News & Agencies

The Israeli terrorist army kidnapped four Palestinian civilians during pre dawn invasions targeting the northern part of the West Bank on Monday.  

Palestinian sources said that Israeli troops invaded the Jenin city then searched a number of homes before taking two men to unknown locations.  

Meanwhile in Nablus Israeli terrorist troops searched two homes during a dawn invasion then kidnapped two young men and took them to a nearby military camp, local sources reported.  

30 civilians were kidnapped on Monday during an army attack targeting the city of Ramallah and nearby villages.  

The Israeli terrorist army said that all those kidnapped were on the army "Wanted List".  

At least 30 Palestinians kidnapped in Ramallah since dawn

Date: 16 / 02 / 2009  Time:  14:34
Ramallah – Ma’an –

Israeli terrorist forces kidnapped at least 30 Palestinians on Monday morning, taking them to undisclosed locations, after breaking into several homes in different parts of Ramallah.

Soldiers also installed a checkpoint at the entrance of Ni’lin village, west of the West Bank city of Ramallah.

Palestinian Authority security sources told Ma’an that “Israeli military jeeps invaded the city from every direction, broke into several homes—ransacking them—while intensely firing live ammunition and percussion grenades.”

Seven Palestinians kidnapped in that raid were identified as:

Mohammad Issa Qandah
Adham Mussa Qandah
Issam Rashad Qadah
Tareq Ziad As-Sus
Ibrahim A’qel As-Sus
Ahmad Subhi
Ahmad Suheib

The same sources added that Israeli forces invaded the Al-Jalazoan Refugee Camp north of Ramallah and arrested eight residents there.

They were identified as:

Mohammad Nasser Balaysha
Ahmad Nasser Balaysha
Mohammad Sa’eed Nakhlah
Ibrahim Abu Rezeq
Mohammad Yousef Hamza
Fadi Mohammad Fatayeha
Mohammad Mustafa Al-Badawi
Fadi Ibrahim Al-Badawi

Israeli soldiers also detained Mohammad Najeh, 20, from Silwad, northeast of Ramallah, in addition to 12 others from Al-Am’ari Refugee Camp. The identifies of those 12 Palestinians could not be immediately confirmed.

Dozens of military jeeps invaded the central West Bank village of Ni’lin on Monday, as well, installing a checkpoint at its entrance, preventing the movement of residents there.

Media coordinator for the village's Popular Campaign Against the Wall, Salah Al-Khawaja, told Ma'an that Israeli bulldozers uprooted around 20 olive trees on Monday morning.

“The Israeli authorities are trying to change the route of the main road linking the village with Ramallah in a bid to prevent the residents from using it, [forcing them] to use a tunnel instead,” he added.

Al-Khawaja concluded by saying that “clashes erupted between the youth from the village and Israeli soldiers.” No injuries were reported.

Israeli airstrikes hit Rafah crossing; no injuries reported

Date: 16 / 02 / 2009  Time:  11:30
Gaza – Ma’an –

Israeli terrorist forces warplanes shelled tunnels around the Rafah crossings into Egypt in southern Gaza on Monday morning, residents said.

The airstrikes targeted tunnels in the Al-Jaradat area east of Rafah. No injuries were reported in strikes between Rafah and the Karem Shalom crossing, an area apparently targeted for the first time on Monday.

Jets carried out strikes on alleged smuggling tunnels in Rafah on Friday, as well, injuring a number of Palestinians. One of those injured Palestinians died from his wounds on Monday.

Israeli terrorist soldiers invade Jenin, ransack homes, detain young man

Date: 16 / 02 / 2009  Time:  11:08
Jenin – Ma’an –

Israeli terrorist soldiers seized a young man from the West Bank city of Jenin on Monday morning, transporting him to an undisclosed location.

Palestinian Authority security sources told Ma’an that “Israeli military jeeps invaded the city from every directions, broke into several homes—ransacking them—while intensely firing live ammunition and percussion grenades.”

The same sources added that the young Palestinian man was identified as 24-year-old Shadi Jamil Zeidan.

Israeli terrorist soldiers sweep West Bank, kidnapping dozens of Palestinians

Date: 16 / 02 / 2009  Time:  10:18
Bethlehem – Ma’an –

Israeli terrorist soldiers carried out wide sweeps of kidnappings overnight Monday, taking 37 Palestinians from across the West Bank.

Israeli sources called all of the men “wanted” and transferred them to interrogation centers.

Two of the men were from the northern West Bank city of Nablus. Eyewitnesses said soldiers invaded the city, broke into several homes and took 23-year-old Thafer As’ad Ash-Shahruri from Al-Basha Streets and 28-year-old Abdul Hai Rebhi 'Ata Hamad from the Al-Tayeh area of the city.

Also on Monday morning, Israeli soldiers seized a young man from the West Bank city of Jenin, transporting him to an undisclosed location.

Palestinian Authority security sources told Ma’an that “Israeli military jeeps invaded the city from every direction, broke into several homes—ransacking them—while intensely firing live ammunition and percussion grenades.”

The same sources added that the young Palestinian man was identified as 24-year-old Shadi Jamil Zeidan.

On Sunday, the Israeli military seized a 13-year-old boy, Tha-er Bayan Itbib, from the village of Izbat Al-Tabib near the West Bank city of Qalqilia, his family reported.

Bayan, Tha-er’s father, told Ma’an that Israeli soldiers detained his son while he was walking to a store on the main street in the village. The reason for the detention is not known.

The youth is being held at an unknown location.

On Saturday morning, Israeli terrorist forces kidnapped three Palestinians from Nablus and the neighboring villages of Salem and Beit Wazan.

Thirty-two-year-old Imad Abu Eisha from Beit Wazan reported the detentions, saying Israeli terrorist forces stormed his village at 3:00am and ransacked several homes before arresting a 23-year-old woman identified as Rima Abu Eisha, a student at Al-Najah National University in Nablus.

Local sources in the village of Salem east of Nablus told said Israeli terrorist forces arrested 24-year-old Ali Ishtayya from his home after they raided the village.

In Nablus, 22-year-old Abdullah Al-Ikir was kidnapped on Asira Al-Shamaliya street after several Israeli military jeeps stormed the city.