Israel attacking Palestinians despite criticism

ISRAEL: Israeli military forces arrested five Palestinians in Naplusa and Hebron localities on Tuesday, while the government announced the building of 692 new houses in East Jerusalem, despite the international criticism on that plan.

Occupying contingent troops in the West Bank on Tuesday conducted their second consecutive day of raids in various cities to capture Arab citizens allegedly organizing resistance actions or plotting against Tel Aviv.

Early Monday morning, Israeli troops also detained nine men at Qalandia refugee camp, Badu village, Sorief district and Bait Awa region, in Hebron. Those repressive actions, which included search and plundering of houses, were carried out after a weekend in which Israeli troops killed three Palestinians in the West Bank and another three in Gaza Strip.

The Tel Aviv government also gave permission for building 692 houses in the neighbourhoods of East Jerusalem, a holy city occupied by Israel since 1967, and considered by the international community as an integral part of Palestine.

Ramallah, Wednesday, Prensa Latina