HEBRON, December 21, 2011 (WAFA) – Israeli army Wednesday unleashed police dogs at a Palestinian woman, injuring her, and arrested three youth in the southern West Bank governorate of Hebron, according to a WAFA correspondent.

Israeli forces unleashed police dogs at Amira Awad while arresting her son Mohammad, 25, from the family residence in Edna, a town west of Hebron.

Family members told WAFA that Israeli soldiers raided and ransacked the family house, unleashed the dogs at the mother and ignored her cries for help; she suffered from several bites and was immediately transported to hospital for treatment.

In addition, Mohammed Awad, spokesman of the National Committee against the Wall and Settlements in Beit Ummar, a town north of Hebron, said that Israeli forces raided the town and arrested Rafat Sabarneh, 18, and Hussam Abu Mariah, 19.

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