TUBAS, December18, 2005, (WAFA)-Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) arrested Sunday six citizens in the West Bank (WB) cities of Tubas, Hebron and Jerusalem, witnesses local sources said.

In Tubas, Israeli soldiers, backed by military vehicles, swept into the village of Tamoun and launched a search campaign arresting three citizens, witnesses said.

In the meantime, Israeli soldiers launched a house-to- house search campaign, arrested Waleed Amr in Doura village and led him into an undisclosed place, Palestinian Prisoner Society(PPS)said.

It added that IOF besieged Ghaleb Awad's house from the village of Yatta and arrested him leading him into an unknown position.

In Jerusalem, witnesses told WAFA that Israeli soldiers, positioned at the checkpoint of Dahiat al-Bareed north of Jerusalem, launched a search campaign, and arrested a citizen leading him into an unknown fate.

H.M. (15:11 P) (13:11 GMT)