Palestinian Killed, Two Children Wounded In Israeli Bombardment of Northern Gaza

Wednesday January 19, 2011 04:19 by Saed Bannoura - IMEMC & Agencies

Palestinian medical sources in the Gaza Strip reported on Tuesday evening that one resident was killed and two children were wounded , after the Israeli army bombarded an area in the northern part of the Gaza Strip.

The sources identified the slain resident as Amjad Kamel Al Zaaneen, 20, and added that the two wounded children are 16 and 17 years old. The 16-year-old child was wounded in his chest while the 17-year-old was suffered multiple injuries to different parts of his body.

On Tuesday morning, soldiers invaded a number of areas in the northern and southern parts of the Gaza Strip and exchanged fire with resistance fighters; damage to Palestinian property was reported no injuries.

Also on Tuesday morning, three Palestinian teenagers were wounded in an area east of Khan Younis, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip, when explosives likely dropped by the army in previous invasions detonated near them.

Israeli occupation Soldiers Kidnap 14 Members Of Fat'h, PFLP

Wednesday January 19, 2011 11:48 by Saed Bannoura - IMEMC & Agencies

Israeli occupation soldiers kidnapped on Wednesday at dawn more than 14 Palestinian youths, all under the age of 21, apparently for their affiliation with the Fat'h movement of President Mahmoud Abbas, and the leftist Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP).

All of the kidnappings took place after the Israeli army invaded Borqa village, near the northern West Bank city of Nablus.

Local sources told the Maan News Agency that dozens of armored military vehicles, jeeps and personnel carriers invaded the villages while drones hovered over it. The invasion lasted for several hours.

During the invasion, troops broke into and violently searched the homes of the kidnapped Palestinians. No clashes or injuries were reported.

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