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Wednesday, April 7, 2010

Israeli Troops Detain Eight Palestinians, Among Them Two Injured, From The West Bank

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Israeli soldiers detained on Wednesday eight Palestinians during separate military invasions targeting West Bank communities.

.....Undercover Israeli soldiers using a Palestinian car opened fire at a group of men at the village iterance injuring 33 years old Hitham Odah before detaining him and other three men. Troops later allowed a Palestinian ambulance crew to examine Odeh before he was taken away by the military.

Medics told media that Odeh sustained moderate wounds due to gunshot wounds. Another man who was detained with Odeh sustained cuts and broses after being beaten up by the soldiers, medics added.

Earlier on Wednesday four other Palestinian civilians were detained by Israeli soldiers during military invasions targeting a number of West Bank communities.

Local sources reported military invasions in Nablus, southern West Bank, and Ramallah central West Bank in addition to Jericho city in the Jordan valleyFull story