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Israel Escalates Arrests, Summons of Palestinians

WAFA – June 1, 2011

NABLUS – Israeli soldiers raided several areas of the West Bank Wednesday at dawn, arresting eight Palestinians.

Seven military vehicles raided Awarta village east of Nablus in the northern West Bank, photographing buildings in the old parts of the village, especially abandoned houses there, according to the head of the village council.

At dawn soldiers also broke into a number of houses in Qalqiliya, north of the West Bank, arresting and transferring five Palestinians to Israeli interrogation centers.

Israeli forces broke into Azzun village, east of Qalqilya, and arrested a 17 year old boy after searching his home.

In Bethlehem, Israeli soldiers handed two men from Husan village, west of the city, summons to report to the intelligence in Etzion, said security sources.

Security sources told WAFA that Israeli soldiers arrested three teenage brothers from Hebron, south of the West Bank. Sources also said soldiers raided several villages surrounding the city, set up checkpoints and stopped vehicles to check identification cards.

File photo, credit Ma’an Images.

June 1, 2011 - Posted by | Civil Liberties, Subjugation - Torture

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