(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) kidnapped at dawn Sunday 10 Palestinian citizens from their homes in Al-Khalil and Bethlehem cities and raided different areas of Nablus city.Among the detainees were two children identified as Amir Zayyah, 15, and Ziyad Subaih, 15, and they were kidnapped during violent raids on their homes in Bethlehem.During the detention campaign, the IOF stormed Idna town, west of Al-Khalil, and established a checkpoint inside it and maltreated its residents. They also launched raids in Samua and Dahiriya towns to the south of Al-Khalil.The IOF also shut down today morning Innab checkpoint between Nablus and Tulkarem and embarked on checking the IDs of Palestinian citizens and interrogating some young men and students.In an earlier incident, violent clashes broke out yesterday evening at the entrance to Al-Fawwar refugee camp between Palestinian young men and Israeli troops.The IOF established a checkpoint at the entrance to the camp, occupied its main street, intensified their presence in the adjacent farmlands and embarked on firing a hail of bullets and tear gas grenades at the angry young men who responded with throwing stones.Meanwhile, the IOF closed on Saturday a street in Dura town, south of Al-Khalil, for several hours at the pretext of providing security for Israeli settlers living nearby.Eyewitnesses told the Palestinian information center (PIC) that the IOF blocked the road leading to Al-Majd and Beit Awa villages to the west of Al-Khalil and isolated them from Dura town in order to protect Najihut settlers who live illegally on Palestinian-owned lands in Khirbet Salama.The IOF also stormed on Saturday evening Burin village, south of Nablus, and violently attacked its residents.Villagers told the PIC that Israeli troops raided one of the houses in their village and physically assaulted its inhabitants.According to them, the invading troops fired tear gas grenades into the house and kept assaulting their neighbor Abu Mursi and his pregnant wife.The villagers added that they hastened to help the family of Abu Mursi after hearing cries for help coming from the house, while the troops mounted the rooftop of the house and kept firing tear gas grenades and rubber bullets at everyone trying to save the family./149
5 October 2013 - 20:30
News ID: 469975
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) kidnapped at dawn Sunday 10 Palestinian citizens from their homes in Al-Khalil and Bethlehem cities and raided different areas of Nablus city.