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THE DAILY NEWS A SERVICE OF THE INTERNATIONAL MIDDLE EAST MEDIA CENTER WWW.IMEMC.ORG FOR WEDNESDAY MAY 10th, 2006

Clashes erupt when Israeli army invades Arraba and al Yamon village near Jenin, Army arrests four children and one teenager in Beit Fourik town, villages of Atteel and Illar north of Tulkarem, invaded by army with three residents arrested, three people injured due to Israeli continued shelling of the Gaza strip

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ARMY INVADES ARABA AND AL YAMON VILLAGES NEAR JENIN, CLASHES ERUPTED

Israeli armed forces invaded the village of Araba and Al Yamon near the West Bank city of Jenin, on Wednesday morning.

In Al Yamon village, invading soldiers clashed with resistance fighters from the AL Aqsa martyrs Brigades, the armed wing of Fatah, and Al Qudes brigades, the armed wing of Islamic Jihad, no arrests or injures from  either side were reported.

Meanwhile, the Israeli army stormed Araba village and searched several homes, after several hours troops left the village without making any arrests, eyewitnesses reported.

ARMY ARRESTS FOUR CHILDREN AND ONE TEENAGER  IN BEIT FOURIK TOWN

In a pre-dawn invasion, Israeli troops arrested four children and one teenager in Beit Fourik, a town east of the West Bank city of Nablus, on Wednesday.

Soldiers stormed residents’ homes before arresting Tawfik Hanini, Fadi Hanini, Qassam Hamdon, and Souhip Hanini, all in the eleventh grade.  The fifth arrestee was identified as Habash Hanini,  aged 18, local sources report.

ARMY INVADES ATEEL AND ILAR VILLAGES NORTH OF TULKAREM, THREE RESIDENTS ARRESTED

An Israeli army force invaded Atteel and Illar, villages north of the West Bank city of Tulkarem, and arrested three residents Wednesday at dawn.

Jeeps and soldiers stormed the two villages and searched residents’ homes, allegedly looking for people on the Israeli army’s "wanted" list.

Hassan Shadeed, 21, and Firas Hafaitha, 18, were arrested from Ilar village while Mo’awiah Ashor, 22, was arrested in Ateel village.  All were arrested after troops searched their homes, then all were taken to an unknown destination, eyewitnesses reported.

ARMY ARRESTS THREE RESIDENTS FROM AL KHADER VILLAGE NEAR BETHLEHEM

The Israeli army invaded Al Khader, a village located south of the West Bank city of Bethlehem, and arrested three youth on Wednesday morning.

After several jeeps entered, soldiers immediately closed the village and started a search campaign that involved several residents’ homes, eyewitnesses reported.

The arrestees were identified as Yousif Ghniem, 20, Al’a Mossa, 21 and Al’a Da’do’e, 26. The three were taken to unknown locations.

THREE RESIDENTS INJURED DUE TO THE SHELLING OF THE GAZA STRIP BY THE ARMY

Due to continued shelling in northern areas of the Gaza strip by the Israeli army, three residents were injured on Wednesday morning.

Palestinian medical sources identified two of the three injured men as Ibtissam Al Sawarka, 55, Nawal Al sawakra, 21.  The third man’s first name is unknown but it has been confirmed that he is from the Abu Khousa family.

The shelling targeted residential areas, the American school in Beit Lahia, and the land around Al Sodaniah, local sources reported.

Conclusion

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