Palestinian killed, another wounded, two kidnapped in an Israeli invasion to Nablus

Wednesday September 10, 2008 23:26 by Saed Bannoura - IMEMC & Agencies

Palestinian medical sources in Nablus, in the northern part of the West Bank, reported on Wednesday evening that one Palestinian resident was killed and another was wounded by Israeli military gunfire as the army invaded the city in an attempt to kidnap a fighter of the Al Aqsa Brigades, the armed wing of Fateh movement.

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The sources sated that, Waleed Freitikh, 25, was killed by gunshots fired by undercover forces of the Israeli army. The forces were attempting to ambush and kidnap Ja’far Ja’ara, a member of the Al Aqsa Brigades.

The Maan News Agency reported that Freitikh was shot while he was at home and that he was shot in his legs but bled to death as the soldiers barred medics from reaching him. His body was later moved to Rafidia hospital, west of Nablus.

The agency added that Ja’far Ja’ara, was kidnapped by the undercover forces along with another residents identified as Raef Sha’ban who was released from an Israeli prison two weeks ago as his name was among the list of detainees that Israel releases as “a gesture of good will” from Israel’s Prime Minister, Ehud Olmert, towards president Mahmoud Abbas.

Local sources reported that the undercover forces first surrounded the house of Freitikh during evening hours in Ras Al Ein neighborhood in Nablus, later on at least thirty military vehicles invaded the area.

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