The Israeli army attacks a village near Hebron and kidnaps a school boy
Tuesday March 25, 2008 15:55
by Ghassan Bannoura - IMEMC News
Palestinian media sources reported that the Israeli army invaded the village of Beit Khiel located north west of the southern West Bank city of Hebron on Tuesday and kidnapped a schoolboy.
Israeli soldiers attacking school boys in Bethlehem – photo by Anne Paq-Activestills file 2008
Witnesses stated that four army vehicles stormed the village on Tuesday midday, soldiers then provoked the local schoolboys leaving school by firing at them sound bombs and tear gas, the students responded by hurling stones at the invading forces.
Israeli soldiers then chased the school boys and kidnapped Wajdi Al Zuhur, 12 years old, and took him to an unknown detention camp.
The clashes continued for several hours and ended when troops left the village. Medical sources reported no injures among the children.
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