Published Wednesday 09/09/2009 (updated) 09/09/2009 14:08
Jenin - Ma'an - Israeli forces raided two towns in the Jenin Governorate at dawn on Wednesday, arresting one man in the village of Jaba, and disrupting morning prayers in Qabatiya.
Security sources reported that 15 armored Israeli vehicles invaded Jaba, along the southern edge of the Jenin Governorate, at dawn. The military siezed Amin Ka'an, a Jaba resident in his forties, after breaking into his home and forcing his family out on the street for searches and interrogation.
The sources noted that the Israeli force broke into nearby homes as well, but withdrew from them early on in the morning
In another raid south of Jenin in the town of Qabatiya, residents were prevented from going to their morning Ramadan prayers by Israeli patrols stationed at doors of mosques around the town at dawn. According to residents the patrols fired stun grenades, and bullets into the air and withdrew in the morning, but detained no one.
