Saturday 24 July 2010

Abbas forces kidnap two sons of Hamas legislator in the W. Bank

[ 24/07/2010 - 02:41 PM ]

AL-KHALIL, (PIC)-- The PA security forces in the West Bank have stormed Friday the town of Shoyoukh, east of Al-Khalil city, and arrested nine Palestinian citizens, including two sons of Hamas legislator MP Samira Al-Halaika.

According to sources close to the Halaika family, the militias of Abbas stormed homes and wreaked havoc on them before forcing the detainees out of their homes at gunpoint.

The arrested citizens were identified as Rezq Halaika, 44, a former teacher who was dismissed for his political affiliation, Mohammed Mahmood Halaika, 35, Yousef Halaika, 28, Mohammed Ali Halaika, 35, and Anas and Osama Halaika, 24 and 20 respectively, the two sons of MP Samira Halaika who were severely beaten by the Abbas militias, and her cousin Watani Halaika, 29.

Two other citizens, Abdul Karim Halaika, 55, and Mahmood Warasna, 34, were also kidnapped by the Abbas forces. All kidnapped citizens were taken to the ill-famed PA intelligence department.

In the same context, the militia of Abbas launched an arrest campaign against Palestinian citizens demonstrating against the Israeli apartheid wall in the villages of Bilin and Nilin, arresting a number of demonstrators suspected by the militias to be Hamas supporters.

Local sources informed the PIC that Abbas's forces have been storming the Palestinian villages located near the separation wall over the past week, and arrested suspected Hamas sympathizers participating in the demonstrations.

The sources also confirmed that the arrested citizens were tortured to force them admit to the charges that they hurled Molotov bombs at the Israeli occupation soldiers during the demonstrations.

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