Israeli Troops Injure And Detain Two Palestinians During Military Operation In Southern West Bank

Wednesday March 03, 2010 23:40 by Ghassan Bannoura - IMEMC News & Agencies

Two Palestinian men were injured and taken by Israeli troops during an overnight invasion targeting the villages near Jenin city, northern West Bank.

Israeli troops searching homes near Jenin – photo by WAFA

Israeli forces stormed the villages of al-Yamon, and surrounded the home of Bajess Hamdiyah, 32 years old.

Meanwhile soldiers surrounded the house of Ala Ziod, 33, in the nearby village of Silyat Al Harthiya. Troops searched the two homes and did not find the two men.

Another group of soldiers surrounded a home located in Kufer Dan, a nearby village. Troops clashed with the two men until early morning houses before soldiers’ injured the two and took them away.

Both Hamdiyah and Ziod are thought to be leaders of the al-Aqsa brigades, the armed wing of the Fatah movement, local sources reported.

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