IOF Troops on Rampage in the W. Bank

WEST BANK, Palestine, October 18, 2007 (IPC+WAFA) - - Israeli occupation forces attacked Thursday morning. Several cities and towns of the West Bank, in which the IOF soldiers attacked the civilians, swept their houses and abducted several in the village of Beit Fajar, near the West Bank city of Bethlehem, a house was attacked.

Palestinians Security sources reported that a number of military vehicles, backed by reinforcements, confined the village to tight security measures and positioned themselves in the center, from where they attacked a dwelling. No abductions were reported.

In a separate attack, Israeli occupation forces invaded the village of Tayaser, near the northern West Bank city of Tubas. IOF troops carried out house-to-house searches.

In another part of the West Bank, Israeli occupation forces invaded the city of Al Bireh and the village of Qarawat Bani Zaid, near the central West Bank city of Ramallah.

Palestinian security sources reported that IOF troops invaded the village of Qarawat Bani Zaid, searched homes and issued warrants summoning local people to Israeli intelligence for questioning.

A Palestinian from the town was kidnapped and several houses were damaged as soldiers launched a wide-scale search in several parts of the town center.

Witnesses in Yatta reported that Israeli soldiers backed up by seven military patrols and an ambulance invaded parts of the town center and began a campaign of ransacking. Several houses were attacked and Issa Sanayda, 31 was kidnapped.

The same source described the attack as very aggressive with soldiers causing huge damage to houses, terrifying local people and subjecting them to interrogation.

Qabatiya, in the district of Jenin, the army kidnapped four Palestinians.

Witnesses reported that troops invaded the area, conducted a sweep in the houses in the area and kidnapped Yasser Zakarneh,25, Mou'tasem Zakarneh, 24, Aysar Zakarneh, 22 and Omar Araby, 22.

In Tulkarem, Two Palestinians were kidnapped and taken to an unidentified detention center by the IOF troops. The men were identified as Bilal Rajab, 30 and Abed Al Naser Suwees,48.

Earlier, on Wednesday in a number of attacks in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, the Israeli army abducted at least 25 Palestinians.

Israeli military forces invaded the northern West Bank city of Nablus and the surrounding areas in the early hours of Thursday morning, carrying out attacks and a wide-ranging search of the area.

Eyewitnesses reported that the Israeli army invaded several areas in Nablus, including the Balata refugee camp, searching for wanted Palestinians.

Local sources reported that the army abducted at least seven Palestinians who were later identified as Sayef Al Nejmy,16 Ali Al Taweel,23, Raed Abu Rmeilla,27 and the brothers Ihab and Ihsan Al Mathbouh, Khalil Al Khalili, Mohammad Ayash.