Hamas accuses Fateh security forces of arresting 17 of its members

Thursday October 09, 2008 13:27 by IMEMC Staff

Hamas media sources reported on Friday that Palestinian security forces, loyal to Fateh movement, arrested 17 members and supporters of Hamas.

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In Nablus district, in the northern part of the West Bank, the security forces arrested Ahmad Dameery, Ibrahim Shawahna, Fuad Qawareeq, As'ad Shadeed and Omar Saba'na. All are students of the Al Najah National University in Nablus and were detained after the security forces broke into the students residency.

In Bethlehem, the security forces arrested Ala' Oweiss and Ahmad Al Sghayyar. Hamas also accused the security forces of breaking into Bilal Bin Rabah mosque and confiscating a computer from a Quran teaching institution that belongs to the mosque.

In Tulkarem, in the northern part of the West Bank, the security forces arrested Mansour Al Hadeery, an engineer and the deputy director of Al Khaddoury University. Al Hadeery is the father of two Qassam Brigades fighters who were killed by the army; the two were identified as Ali and Amer.

In Qalqilia, also in the northern part of the West Bank, the security forces arrested Malik Daoud and Zaki Daoud after breaking into their homes.

In Ramallah district, the security forces arrested a reporter identified as Farid Hammad only a few minutes after he was released by them.

In Hebron district, in the southern part of the West Bank, the security forces arrested Abdullah Al Halayqa, and two brothers identified as Abbas and Monther Abu Qweidir after breaking into their homes.

Also in Hebron, the security forces arrested Wajdi Taha, a student at the Polytechnic university, and Hamza Jweilis, a student at the Hebron University.

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