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Israeli army kidnaps 20 Palestinians from a village near Ramallah.

author Wednesday December 05, 2007 14:05author by Ghassan Bannoura - IMEMC News Report this post to the editors

Palestinian sources reported on Wednesday that the Israeli army attacked the village of Beit Syra located south west of Ramallah city in the central part of the West Bank and kidnapped 20 civilians.

Israeli troops in action - file 2007
Israeli troops in action - file 2007

Local sources said that an army convoy of around 20 military vehicles stormed the village at dawn on Wednesday and conducted house-to-house searches.

 

Witnesses stated that Israeli soldiers rounded up 20 men and forced them into military vehicles .They were taken to an unknown destination. Among those kidnapped were; Ayoub al Haj, 20, Mussa Al Haj, 16, Tha'er Al Haj, 24, and Mohamed Ankawi, 20.

 

Witnesses added that during the search Israeli troops damaged residents' personal property and assaulted some family members of the kidnapped men.

 

They also reported that the village still lies under a total siege with Israeli troops deployed on the village's roads preventing residents from entering or exiting.

category ramallah | israeli attacks | news report author email ghassanb at imemc dot org

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