Palestine

Zionist forces clash with Palestinians in Jenin, kidnap Islamic Jihad official

images_News_2013_08_07_clashes-0_300_0The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) clashed at dawn Wednesday with Palestinian young men and kidnapped a senior Islamic Jihad official in Jenin city.

Local sources reported that Israeli soldiers aboard more than 15 military vehicles stormed Jenin city at dawn and kidnapped Sheikh Abdul-Halim Izzuddin, a leading Islamic Jihad figure.

During the campaign in the city, the IOF violently subdued angry young men, who threw stones at them.

Many young men suffered tear gas suffocation during the clashes.

The IOF also raided the eastern district of the city and kidnapped a young man named Ahmed Hathnawi, 28, from his home.

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