Israeli troops invade Nablus, seizing seven Palestinians
17 Jun 2008
Israeli forces have seized seven civilians during an overnight raid in the West Bank city of Nablus and surrounding villages.
Palestinian security sources said Israeli troops entered Nablus at one on Tuesday morning. Israeli special forces were deployed heavily in Nablus' old city. The sources said that that Israeli forces 'exploded bombs' inside civilian houses. Among others, the Ad-Dardouk building, in the Ras Al-Ein area, was damaged.
Also in the old city, Israeli troops detained 23-year-old Maysoon Qadoumi, her 26-year-old husband Ziyad Dawaya, and his 28-year-old and 30-year-old brothers Aiman and Imad.
In the village of Asira Ash-Shamilia, north of Nablus, Israeli troops seized 20-year-old Mohammad Anas Hussni Al-Burini and 22-year-old Ihab 'Awwad Ash-Shuli.
In the Al-Juneid area, west of the city, Israeli soldiers seized 24-year-old Sami Mustafa Abu Baker. The soldiers also confiscated Abu Baker's personal computer and other possessions.
At dawn Israeli troops imposed a curfew on the village of Beit Furik, east of the city, sources in the community said. Israeli troops shut down the checkpoint between Beit Furik and the center of Nablus.
The head of the Palestinian Popular Struggle Front, 32-year-old Munadel Hanini, who lives in Nablus, told Ma'an's correspondent that dozens of military vehicles stormed Beit Furik at midnight on Monday and ordered residents to stay in their houses, preventing the entire village from going to work in the morning.
Hanini added that Israeli forces are conducting house-to-house searches in the town, especially in the upper neighborhood. Israeli troops stormed a youth center affiliated to the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) and the mosque of Omar Eben Al-Khattab, among other public buildings.