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Thursday, January 7, 2010

Nine detained in night raids

Ma'an
The Israeli military said on Thursday it detained nine Palestinians during overnight operations in the West Bank....

The military said the “wanted” Palestinians were “taken for questioning.”

...In another overnight raid, Israeli troops invaded the house of Diya Hoshiyeh, a reporter for Palestine television, he told Ma’an.

Hoshiyeh said soldiers created “a huge mess” while searching the house, adding that troops raided his brother’s house in the same building, assaulting his nephews and forcing the family into the street.

He said the soldiers left without arresting anyone. Full story
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