Four minors arrested in West Bank

Four minors arrested in West Bank

[ 27/09/2014 - 10:02 AM ]

RAMALLAH, (PIC)-- Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) arrested Friday two Palestinian minors in Bethlehem, while two others were detained during clashes in Ramallah. Local sources said that the IOF soldiers arrested two 17-year-old boys from Aida refugee camp in Bethlehem during the raid campaign waged in the city against Palestinian homes and stores. The two boys were buying some stuff from the supermarket when Israeli forces violently stormed the store and arrested both of them. One of the boys was released an hour after his detention. In a similar attack, IOF soldiers arrested two minors aged 13 and 15 years during clashes that broke out in Silwad town east of Ramallah, eyewitnesses reported. In Nablus, Israeli troops stormed Friday evening Beit Dhan area in Beit Furik east of the city where they erected a military checkpoint. According to eyewitnesses, Israeli forces started searching the by-passing cars at Beit Furik checkpoint. Meanwhile, IOF soldiers carried out night raid campaigns into Palestinian homes throughout the southern West Banker city of al-Khalil. One detainee was reported while several homes were raided. A 25-year-old young man was also arrested at the Container checkpoint east of occupied Jerusalem, local sources said. Large numbers of checkpoints were erected throughout al-Khalil, Nablus, Ramallah, and Jenin provinces under the pretext of looking for wanted persons.