Nablus, 29th of May 2003,

At 2:30 Pm the IOF invaded the city of Nablus. Two
jeeps and one APC closed Jerusalem Street. Two jeeps
stopped at Nablus Court Street where the soldiers
threw teargas towards Palestinian children and youth
who were throwing stones. Seven people were injured
during this confrontation. One journalist Abed
Al-Raheem Quseeni 36 years old was shot in the right
leg.

We were informed that there was a house being
surrounded by three jeeps and one military ambulance.
The group made the decision to move to Al Shwaitreh
Street where the house is located. When we arrived we
were told by the neighbors that the IOF was looking
for a wanted person, Abed Zamleh.

Abed was in prison when he was 15 during the first
Intifada for 6 years. During the second Intifada he
got involved with the Palestinian resistance against
the Occupation. According to the United Nation
Resolutions people under occupation have the
right to engage in armed resistance as a way to
defend themselves. He was arrested for exercising
his right under international law to fight for
self-determination and freedom from occupation.

The IOF has accused the Palestinians of using
ambulances to transport members of the armed
resistance. Today we witnessed the IOF using their
ambulances for military service. At 15.56 the Israeli
soldiers grabbed Abed Zamleh from his family home
and forced him into the military ambulance and they
drove away.

Afterward we entered the family house. The interior
was heavily destroyed by the IOF including electricity
cables and water pipes.

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