Israeli army kidnaps one in Tulkarem, two from Jenin and continue their attack on the money changers

Tuesday February 12, 2008 17:24 by Nisreen Qumsieh - IMEMC News

Israeli military continued their attacks on Tuesday morning on the places of money exchange in several areas of the West Bank. The attacked started in the northern West Bank city of Nablus; the army kidnapped eight of Money changers and the operation extended to the central part of the West Bank in Ramallah city when the army kidnapped another money changer.

In Tulkarem, the army carried out a wide-scale ransacking campaign and kidnapped one Palestinian. Sources identified the abducted as Sa'eed Awwad from the northern part of the city. Awwad, an officer of the Palestinian Security force was abducted with no stated reason and was taken to an unidentified detention center.

Eyewitnesses reported that the operation coincided with the continuous attack against the places of money exchange as army attacked several places in the city of Tulkarem, confiscating computers and other documents.

In Jenin, forces kidnapped two brothers from the town of Qabatiya, south of Jenin and invaded several homes of money changers.

Sources added that several military vehicles invaded the town, besieged several civilian homes and kidnapped the brothers Mohammad,20 and Tha'er abu al Rab,24. Both were moved to an undisclosed detention center.

Sources also reported that at least 30 military vehicles invaded the city center, randomly opened heavy fire, attacked homes of money changers, ransacking them and confiscated property.

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