NABLUS, May 9, 2007, (WAFA)-Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) held up on Wednesday three boys in the West Bank city of Nablus, security sources said.

They told WAFA that Israeli soldiers stormed the village of Arraq al-Taieh, near Nablus, conducted a search campaign into citizens' houses and detained three boys for three hours under pretext of interrogation. The three boys were later released.

The sources said that Shadi 13, Mahmoud 13, and Hassan Joudah 13, were doomed to panic and fear.

M.H.(10:40 P)(07:40 GMT)