Military Post Comes Under Fire; Soldiers Detain Nine Palestinians From Central West Bank

Wednesday March 03, 2010 23:21 by Ghassan Bannoura - IMEMC News & Agencies

Invasions targeted the central West Bank village of Nabi-saleh and nearby refugee camp, this Tuesday.

Israeli soldiers shooting at Palestinians in the West Bank - Photo by IMEMC's Ghassan Bannoura 2008

Local sources said that soldiers searched homes the village of Nabi-Saleh and detained five men. Meanwhile other forces attack residents’ homes at Ein Areek camp for Palestinian refugees and detained four men.

Also in central West Bank, an Israeli military site camp came under fire on Tuesday late at night, Israeli sources reported. The Israeli army told media that the rounds came from a M-16 machine gun.

The army added those shots were fired in the air from a nearby Palestinian village. The army accused Israeli right wing groups of the attack adding it may have been an attempt to cause a military retaliation on the Palestinian villagers living nearby.

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