Tuesday, May 19, 2009

The Israeli military injures two and kidnaps 9 from the West Bank on Tuesday

Tuesday May 19, 2009 17:55 by Ghassan Bannoura - IMEMC News

Two civilians were injured and nine others kidnapped during military attacks in several parts of the West Bank on Tuesday at dawn.

Israeli troops kidnapping a Palestinian civilian in Hebron � Photo by IMEMC's Ghassan Bannoura -File 2008
Israeli troops kidnapping a Palestinian civilian in Hebron � Photo by IMEMC's Ghassan Bannoura -File 2008

Two Palestinian workers sustained moderate wounds when soldiers manning a checkpoint near Hebron shot them. Local sources said the two workers were coming back from Nagev where they work. Five civilians were kidnapped when troops attacked and searched homes in Hebron city during a pre dawn invasion on Tuesday. Meanwhile another two were kidnapped during a similar attack targeting nearby Bethlehem City. The last two were taken during a morning invasion targeting Ramallah city.