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Israeli forces invade Jenin and Nablus

author Saturday August 30, 2008 10:28author by Rula Shahwan - IMEMC News Report this post to the editors

Israeli forces invaded on Saturday morning the West Bank cities of Jenin and Nablus and nearby refugee camps, local sources reported.

Israeli troops
Israeli troops

A number of Israeli military vehicles invaded Nablus at dawn; troops deployed in several streets and fired rounds of live ammunition.

Moreover troops invaded Al Ein refugee camp in the city and launched a search campaign in the area, no arrests were reported.

In Jenin, soldiers broke into the house of Nizar Suraqa, 24, who died on Friday at an evacuated military site near the city due to a landmine explosion.

Troops seized his family members for interrogation for couple of hours after forcing them out of their home.

Eyewitnesses reported that troops also invaded the nearby Arafeh and Qabatia villages and fired rounds of live ammunition and CS gas canisters among houses as troops spread throughout several neighborhoods.

Furthermore, troops searched a number of farmlands located near the Annexation Wall on the village's lands. Soldiers withdrew later on and no one was taken prisoner.

category west bank | israeli attacks | news report author email rula at imemc dot org

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