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Monday, January 18, 2010

Israel forces detain shepherd, three others in Ar-Rashayda

Ma'an
Israeli forces detained four Palestinians in the village of Ar-Rashayda, southeast of Bethlehem on Monday, including an elderly shepherd, as they returned home from tending to their sheep...

....a military convoy of 20 Israeli jeeps apprehended the car the four were travelling in and detained them.

Those detained were identified as Mahmud Muhammad Hamad Ar-Rashayda, known as Abu Ismail, 61, his brother Ahmad, 55, Riziq Ahmad Ar-Rashayda, 18, and Yasser Aramin.

Israeli forces told Abu Ismail’s family that he had been transferred to the Hadassah Ein Kerem hospital following a decline in health, the sources added.

Abu Ismail suffers from high blood pressure. His family called on human rights organizations to intervene for his release.  Full story
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