Palestine Today 062807

Thursday June 28, 2007 17:56 by Ghassan Bannoura - IMEMC - Audio Dept.

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Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Centre, www.imemc.org, for Thursday June 28th, 2007.

Army attacks West Bank cites and towns and kidnaps 46 Palestinians, and during an ongoing military offensive in Nablus eight Israeli soldiers are injured, these stories and more coming up stay tuned.

The News Cast

Israeli military vehicles backed by monstrous bulldozers stormed the West Bank city of Nablus from all sides and took over the city center, the old city outskirts and several neighborhoods in the area in the early hours of Thursday morning.

Palestinian security sources stated that the invasion was carried out by at least 100 military vehicles and jeeps, and that the soldiers fired rounds of live ammunition in several directions. Eyewitnesses said that Israeli troops seized several buildings to surround local hospitals. They also ransacked the shops in the area, causing great damage, and took over several local radio stations to broadcast military orders.

At least 30 Palestinians from Nablus were reported to be kidnapped by Thursday afternoon. Reportedly, the military struck the electricity transformer in the east part of Nablus City, causing an electricity failure in hundreds of residences in the area. The Israeli soldiers clashed with local resistance and resistance fighters shelled the army with homemade bombs placed in the city’s main streets. Israeli sharpshooters positioned themselves on top of buildings in an attempt to fire at the resistance fighters who confronted them.

One Israeli captain and at least seven other Israeli soldiers were injured, one seriously, during the clashes, according to Palestinian security sources. Israeli media confirmed the report but said that only five soldiers were hurt. The operation is still under way with troops currently breaking into private homes.

In another attack, soldiers shot and killed thirteen residents early Wednesday in an invasion to the Gaza Strip. At least forty residents were injured, some seriously, and one died from his wounds on Wednesday night.

On Thursday, in other West Bank cites the Israeli army kidnapped 16 Palestinian in pre dawn invasions. In Ramallah the Israeli army invaded the city and nearby villages, and during house to house searched Israeli troops and kidnapped 12 Palestinians, the Islamic Jihad movement said that all 12 are from the movements activists.

In the meantime a massive Israeli army force invaded the city of Bethlehem, troops searched and ransacked homes in the city center and nearby refugee camps, the army left the city after several hours and kidnapping three civilians.

Conclusion

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