Palestine Today 091409

A child died in Gaza because of the Israeli siege and the military kidnapped 12 civilians from the West Bank. These stories and more coming up, stay tuned.

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A three year old child was announced dead in Gaza on Monday as she was unable to leave the region for life saving medical care.

Huda Qandil was suffering from cancer. Her family had completed all the needed documents to leave Gaza but the military refused to allow the child to leave, doctors reported.

The Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza announced that the number of patients who died because of the Israeli siege has now reached 356. The Israeli siege started in June 2007, leaving Gaza hospitals unable to treat most patients effectively.

Also in Gaza, The Israeli military kidnapped three Palestinian civilians from the central Gaza strip during an invasion targeting the border areas.

Witnesses said that troops kidnapped the three civilians as tanks opened fire at nearby homes, damage was reported but no injuries.

Meanwhile Palestinian fighters attacked the invading forces and fired a number of homemade shells at the Israeli tanks. The Israeli military said that troops came under fire during the invasion but reported no injuries.

Elsewhere Israeli troops kidnapped 12 Palestinian civilians during pre dawn invasions targeting a number of West Bank communities.

Palestinian sources reported invasions in the central West Bank city of Ramallah, in Jenin and Nablus, in the northern West Bank, in addition to Hebron in the south.

The Israeli military radio reported that 11 men and one woman were taken to detention camps for questioning.

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