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    <h1 class="article-title">32 Kidnapped by Israeli Forces in West
      Bank and Jerusalem</h1>
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        <span class="article-detail"><img class="icon"
            src="cid:part1.07090303.05000404@freedomarchives.org"
            alt="author"> Tuesday August 05, 2014 01:00</span><span
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            src="cid:part2.06080005.02000306@freedomarchives.org"
            alt="author"> by Chris Carlson <br>
          <b><small><small><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.imemc.org/article/68756">http://www.imemc.org/article/68756</a></small></small></b><br>
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    <blockquote class="article-intro">Israeli military and police forces
      kidnapped 32 Palestinians, including minors, in Jerusalem and West
      Bank areas, on Monday, according to reports by local and security
      sources.</blockquote>
    <p class="article">12 Palestinians were taken in Jerusalem, last
      night, in the aftermath of clashes which broke out between police
      and angry demonstrators who took to the streets in protest of
      Israel's ongoing massacre being perpetrated on innocent civilians
      in the Gaza Strip.<br>
      <br>
      In Ramallah, Israeli forces abducted five Palestinian youuth, ages
      12, 15, 17, 16 and 17, from the village of Mazra’a Ash-Sharqiya,
      while they were passing through Nablus-Ramallah highway.<br>
      <br>
      Meanwhile, in the village of Beit Ummar to the north of <a
        href="http://imemc.org/newswire/hebron" target="_blank">Hebron</a>,
      WAFA further reports that the Israeli army arrested three
      Palestinian brothers aged 25, 30, and 31 after raiding and
      searching several homes during the predawn hours.<br>
      <br>
      Three local residents from the Hebron City neighborhood of Khallat
      al-Ein, ages 30, 20 and 21, were also taken, in addition to three
      people aged 21, 25, and 27 in the town of Qabatiya, to the south
      of Jenin, following a similar raid.<br>
      <br>
      In the nearby village of Um-Ar-Rihan, Israeli soldiers kidnapped
      two Palestinian brothers, ages 27 and 25, as they attempted to
      pass a nearby military checkpoint, according to the village mayor,
      Bilal Zaid. He said that the two brothers were handcuffed by the
      soldiers, who opened live fire just above their heads before
      arresting them.<br>
      <br>
      Furthermore, Israeli soldiers abducted two youngsters, ages 18 and
      20, from Aida refugee camp, just north of Bethlehem, as well,
      after raiding and searching their houses.<br>
      <br>
      Soldiers also raided the village of Bedia, in the Salfit
      Governorate, during a predawn raid on the village, in which two
      Palestinians were taken captive.<br>
      <br>
      Occupied East<a href="http://imemc.org/newswire?topic=jerusalem"
        target="_blank"> Jerusalem</a>, the <a
        href="http://imemc.org/newswire/westbank" target="_blank">West
        Bank</a> and the<a href="http://imemc.org/newswire/gazastrip"
        target="_blank"> Gaza Strip</a> each form a part of the
      internationally recognized Palestinian territory which was
      illegally seized by Israel in 1967.<br>
      <br>
      <a href="http://imemc.org/article/67566" target="_blank">Over
        800,000 Palestinians</a>, including children, have been
      imprisoned by Israel since 1967, often without charge or trial, to
      be held indefinitely, while over 550,000 Israeli colonials
      continue to populate and expand<a
        href="http://imemc.org/newswire?topic=israelisettlement"
        target="_blank">Jewish-only settlements</a> and settler outposts
      throughout the region. </p>
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