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Tuesday, July 7, 2009

Third week straight of nightly raids; two more detained from Bil'in

Ma'an
More than 100 masked Israeli soldiers overran the village of Bil'in Sunday morning, detaining two and invading dozens of homes.

Masked soldiers were reported to have carried automatic weapons as they invaded the homes of 20-year-old Oda Rebhe Abu Rahma and 17-year-old Mahmoud Issa Yassein.

The boy's families, who requested to know where their sons were being taken, were refused the information. They then requested the name of the officer in command so they could follow up and find their children. They were also denied the information...

Villagers have endured raids every night for the past three weeks. Each raid sees Israeli soldiers detain youth who participate or are suspected to participate in the weekly non-violent protests against the separation wall being built on village land.

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