PALESTINIAN FAMILY ACCUSED SOLDIERS OF STEALING

       Al-Khalil, 2 Safar 1435/5 December 2013 (MINA) – Palestinian prisoner Moussa Abu Turki’s family, from al-Khalil, charged Israeli soldiers of stealing 30 thousand shekels after raiding their house to arrest Moussa at dawn Tuesday.

       The Israeli soldiers surrounded the house Tuesday morning and arrested Moussa, in addition to stealing 30 thousand shekels from the house, the family added, Palestine’s Qassam reported as quoted by Mi’raj News Agency (MINA).

       Meanwhile, Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) stormed Kafr Kadum town east of Qalqilya and provoked citizens, which led to the outbreak of violent clashes.

       Local sources said that more than nine military vehicles stormed the town at night and fired a barrage of tear gas bombs. Thirteen citizens were injured.

       In their turn, Palestinian youths threw stones and empty bottles at Israeli soldiers who set up a military checkpoint at the entrance to the village.

       On the other hand, Israeli soldiers suppressed on Tuesday a peaceful march organized by Palestinians in Tekoa town east of Bethlehem southern occupied West Bank.

       The march came in protest at the Israeli settlers’ break-ins into the town to perform Talmudic rituals under Israeli army protection, eyewitnesses said.

        The sources said Israeli soldiers assaulted, in the march, two Palestinian children and detained them for a while.

       The Israeli settlers had stormed the town and chanted racist slogans against Arabs, while raising Israeli flag.

       In a related matter, IOF soldiers stormed Qaryout village southern Nablus on Tuesday night, which triggered clashes between Palestinian citizens and Israeli soldiers.

       Local sources told the PIC reporter that occupation forces raided the village while carrying illustrative maps of the area.

       IOF soldiers fired tear gas bombs at the citizens who in their turn threw stones at the Israeli vehicles.

       On the other hand, Palestinian vehicles were stoned last night by settlers at the entrance of Sinjel town between Nablus and Ramallah. (T/P012/P03)

 

Mi’raj News Agency (MINA)