JENIN (PIC)– Israeli occupation forces (IOF) rounded up seven Palestinians in Yamon village Jenin district at dawn Sunday including four brothers then released three of them and took away the others locals reported.
Eyewitnesses said that IOF soldiers advanced into the village from various axes shortly after midnight Saturday amidst intensified firing of live bullets and sonic bombs.
They added that the soldiers then stormed citizens’ homes especially those near to the Islamic Jihad leader Bajes Hamdia who was the main target of the raid.
The soldiers occupied the rooftops of the houses near to Hamdia’s and detained their inhabitants inside before sneaking into Hamdia’s home but could not arrest him the witnesses said.
They pointed out that the soldiers hysterically assaulted all those in the home after they found out that Hamdia was not there.
The soldiers detained Hamdia’s four brothers before releasing three of them and taking the fourth to an unknown location.
The soldiers also arrested three Islamic Jihad activists in the village.
Jihad sources said on Sunday morning that Hamdia had survived several IOF assassination attempts and added that the IOF soldiers had recently intensified their search of the leader.
