The Israeli military kidnap two civilians as they crossing borders into the West Bank

Thursday January 14, 2010 03:29 by Ghassan Bannoura - IMEMC News & Agencies

Two Palestinian civilians from the same family were kidnapped by the Israeli military on Wednesday at dawn as they were crossing the borders between Jordan and the West Bank.

Israeli troops kidnapping a Palestinian civilian in Hebron – Photo by IMEMC's Ghassan Bannoura -File 2008

Suhyaib, 23 years old and his sister Safa', 20 years old, are the son and daughter of Khulod Al Massri, a municipality council member of the northern West Bank city of Nablus.

Al Massri told reporters that the military have banned the family from contacting their children and also did not allow lawyers to meet with them.

Both Suhyaib and Safa' are students in Amman university, Al Massri added. The military gave no reason for kidnapping the two.

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