Israeli occupation forces invade several Palestinian towns in the West Bank; injure, harass and kidnap at least 9 Palestinian civilians

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Event #3195 Israeli occupation forces invade several Palestinian towns in the West Bank; injure, harass and kidnap at least 9 Palestinian civilians
Date: Tuesday, 19 May 2009
Two civilians were injured and nine others kidnapped during military attacks in several parts of the West Bank on Tuesday at dawn. 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.

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