Israeli forces broke into Hebron, kidnaped one Hamas leader
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 7/9/2001

In the framework of the liquidation policy and assassination carried out by the government of Ariel Sharon, members of the special settlements unit in the Israeli army broke into the western entrance of occupied Hebron and kidnapped Ayoub Fuad Sharafi ( 35). One of the Hamas movement's leaders in the occupied West Bank.

An Israeli military spokesman admitted this operation, noting that it falls in the course of the decisions recently taken by the Israeli government stated to carry out acts of assassination against the Intifada activists.

Meantime, an Israeli military force on Sunday at dawn broke into Bani Saleh village together with members of the said force who used live bullets and wounded several while clashing with the citizens of the village.

In Khan Younis, two Palestinians were wounded when the Israeli army opened its machine- guns fire at Palestinian houses in the western camp and the Austrian housing quarters in the city.

In Ramullah, one Israeli settler was wounded when the Intifada youths retaliated the aggressions carried out by the settlers and the Israeli army, and an Israeli patrol opened fire at the Palestinians in Toulkarem.

The Israeli deputy minister of the interior admitted that the settlers in the West Bank and Gaza formed since several months armed gangs that carry out the assassination acts against the Palestinian national cadres and to terrify the Palestinians in these areas. He unveiled that a group of criminals joined the said gangs, noting that they get large sums of money for carrying out the acts of assassination against the Palestinians.

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