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Friday, January 29, 2010

Israeli troops raid Qalqiliya, search home

Ma'an
Israeli forces raided the northern West Bank city of Qalqiliya from two sides at dawn on Thursday, Palestinian security sources said.

.....During the operation, soldiers searched the home of Muhammad Adnan, a member of the Qalqiliya city council, as well as the homes of his brother and several relatives, the sources said.

....the troops were accompanied by dogs, and caused what one termed "a huge mess."

........The raid was the second in 24 hours. On Wednesday afternoon, soldiers entered the city and stopped a number of residents, asking them for identification, witnesses said.

Four military jeeps entered the city a few meters from the Preventative Security headquarters, where they asked a number of residents for their ID cards, the witnesses said...   Full story