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IOF kidnaps citizen near Nablus storms town in Jenin

Sunday 11-December-2016

The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) on Saturday evening kidnapped a Palestinian citizen at a checkpoint near Nablus city and clashed with young men in Anza town south of Jenin.

Eyewitnesses told the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) that Israeli soldiers at Za’atara military checkpoint intercepted a car boarded by Rami Kalbani who was driving it and other passengers and searched it thoroughly before rounding up the driver.

They noted that Kalbani was taking passengers from Ramallah to Nablus adding that the soldiers also confiscated the car and forced the others to walk to Nablus.

In another incident an Israeli military force stormed Anza town south of Nablus and clashed with local young men.

Local sources said that soldiers aboard several military vehicles were deployed in the central area of the town and set up a makeshift checkpoint at its main entrance.

Later after violent skirmishes with young men the soldiers withdrew from the town without making arrests.

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