Israeli army kidnaps the total of 50 Palestinians from the West Bank on Wednesday

Wednesday April 09, 2008 16:42 by Ghassan Bannoura - IMEMC News

Palestinian sources reported that the Israeli army invaded several cities and towns in the West Bank and kidnapped 50 Palestinians civilians on Wednesday at dawn.

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The sources said that the kidnappings took place in the cities of Nablus, Qalqilia and Tulkarem in the north, Hebron and Bethlehem in the south and Ramallah in the central part of the West Bank.

25 of the 50 kidnapped today were taken during a pre dawn invasion targeting Nablus city and nearby refugee camp.

Meanwhile Israeli troops attacked and searched homes in Qalqilia, and kidnapped four residents after closing down local schools and a mosque.

Another nine were taken in a similar Israeli attacks targeting the Siyda village near Tulkarem city.

The remaining 12 were kidnapped from the cities of Ramallah, Hebron and Bethlehem Palestinian sources said.

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