RAMALLAH, September 21, 2009 (WAFA)- Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF)  invaded at Monday dawn the West Bank village of Bil’in  west of Ramallah.

In a press release, the International Solidarity Movement said: Six jeeps entered the village via the gate in the occupation wall. Two jeeps stopped at the house of Mohammed Ahmed Yasseen ( 21) and searched for him in the ground floor apartment belonging to his mother. Four jeeps stopped at Abdullah Mahmoud Aburahma’s ( 37) house and searched for him there. Two of the  jeeps left quickly to search for Yasseen Mohammed Yasseen ( 21) at his home. None of the men were at home and no-one was arrested.

International and Israeli activists accompanied citizens  at all three locations to protest against the invasions and to document events. The house searches were relatively short-lived, compared to the numerous previous invasions. The soldiers delivered letters to all three families demanding that the three men go to Ofer prison to meet ‘Captain Fu’ad’ of the Israeli intelligence (shabak). This was the first time such a demand was written in Arabic.

The invading forces were particularly aggressive at Abdullah Aburahma’s house. They fired tear gas and shot live ammunition in the air as they exited the village a little before 2am. No-one was injured or arrested.

There has been speculation that an Israeli lawyer is attempting to show that this long series of night arrests are illegal because no forewarning was given to any of the Palestinians so far seized and detained.