Israeli military detains seven Palestinians as armed settlers wound three others

Tuesday November 04, 2008 08:05 by IMEMC Staff - IMEMC & Agencies

The Israeli military detained on Tuesday seven Palestinian residents from different parts of the occupied West Bank as the Israeli armed settlers wounded three others in the Hebron city.

Palestinian security sources said that the Israeli soldiers detained Rami Awwad of the Tulkarem city after ransacking his house and other houses in the neighborhood he lives in.

Also, the soldiers detained Fadi Albalsha, 23 and Naje' Alawna, 21, from the Jaba' town near the Jenin city, after vandalizing their homes.

In the Bethlehem city, the Israeli troops took prisoners yesterday night three youth from different parts of the occupied city including the Taqou' village.

In the meantime, a large number of armed Israeli settlers attacked Palestinian residents in the Alras and Alja'bari neighborhoods of Hebron city, wounding three family members of the Alja'bari clan.

Witnesses said that the settlers smashed houses' windows and cars, owned by the local inhabitants, after these inhabitants defied the settlers' attempt to erect roadblocks on the entrances of their neighborhoods.

In another development, the Israeli occupation authorities handed over 15 demolition warrants to residents in the Khalet Ibrahim neighborhood in Hebron, ahead of demolishing their houses.

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