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Palestine Today a service of the International Middle East Media centre, www.imemc.org for Thursday June 15th, 2006
Army arrests three residents from Nablus and invades Kofer Harres village near Salfit also Army arrests one resident from Attil village And four residents from Hebron Meanwhile Unknown gunmen abducts a resident in Khan-Younis town in the Gaza strip
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Army arrests one resident and turns two houses to military posts in Biet Al Rish village near Hebron
Israeli army troops invaded the village of Biet Al Rish near the West Bank city of Hebron, arrested one resident and turned two houses into military posts on Thursday.
Soldiers and army jeeps stormed the village and searched the house of Hussen Al Herbawi, arrested him and took him to an unknown location, eyewitnesses reported.
Also soldiers stormed the houses of Talal and Mohamed Khalil, forced the two families to leave, trashed the two homes, and turned these houses into military posts, local sources added.
Unknown gunmen abducts a resident in Khan-Younis town in the Gaza strip
Unknown gunmen have kidnapped Hani Ad Doghmah from the town of Khan Younis in the Gaza strip Thursday afternoon.
Several masked men driving a white civilian car stopped Hani Ad Doghmah while he was traveling in his "Coca Cola car". The masked men forced him into their car and drove to an unknown location, eyewitnesses reported.
None of the armed groups have claimed responsibility for the kidnapping.
Army arrests four residents from Hebron
The Israeli army troops invaded the village of Dora south of the West Bank city of Hebron and arrested four residents there onThursday.
Troops stormed the village and searched scores of residents’ homes before arresting Yasser Abd Al Fatah, Ahmad Doden, Mohamed Abu Zined and his brother Ali. All were taken to unknown locations.
Residents said that the soldiers stormed their homes very violently, and damaged some of the families’ belongings.
Army arrests one resident from Attil village
The Israeli army arrested Mohamed Abd Al Rahamn Doka, age 28, in a predawn invasion to the village of Attil, north of the West Bank City of Tulkarem, Thursday.
Soldiers stormed the village around 3:00 am and surrounded Doka’s house. The Israeli army searched the house, arrested Doka, and took him to an unknown location. His family reported that the reason for the arrest is still unknown.
Army invades Kofer Harres village near Salfit
The Israeli army troops invaded the village of Kofer Harres, north of the West Bank city of Salfit, and searched residents’ houses Thursday morning.
Troops stormed the village from several directions, closed the main road with a military checkpoint and searched several houses. No arrests were made, local villagers reported.
Army arrests three residents from Nablus
The Israeli army invaded the West Bank city of Nablus and the Askar refugee camp on Thursday morning, arresting five residents.
The army stormed the Askar refugee camp, searching residents homes before arresting Asharf Sodani, 28, and his brother Eyad, 30, who were both then taken to an unknown location.
Meanwhile the troops invaded Nablus, where they installed several checkpoints in the main streets and arrested one man originally from Tulkarem who works for the Palestinian security forces in Nablus. His name and the destination of his arrest remain unknown, local sources reported.
Conclusion
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