Two Palestinians kidnapped in Tulkarem by Israeli military

Monday February 18, 2008 16:22 by IMEMC Staff

Israeli military kidnapped two Palestinians from the village of Thennaba near the West Bank city of Tulkarem on Monday at dawn.

Palestinian sources reported that a number of Israeli military vehicles invaded several homes in the village and kidnapped two residents from their homes.

Palestine News Agency – WAFA- quoted eyewitnesses as saying that the military invaded the neighborhood Abed al Hameed Bani Odeh,18 and assaulted his mother Salha 57. The mother was then checked into the hospital for treatment. Her wounds were described as moderate.

Troops also kidnapped Omar al-Shahed, a university student, from Tulkarem city and moved him to an unknown location.

The number of kidnapped Palestinians has raised noticeably in the past couple of months. So far, there are around 11,000 Palestinians in Israeli jails, including children, women, elderly and Parliament Members.

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