3 West Bank villages attacked by IOF

27 ديسمبر/كانون الأول 2011 الساعة . 12:42 ص   بتوقيت القدس

Gaza-Interior Ministry

Israeli occupation forces have erected three flying checkpoints in southern Jenin in the northern West Bank before they stormed houses in the villages of Meithalun, al-Judeida and Siris on Sunday, officials said.

Local sources said said Israeli military patrols toured the three villages, but no arrests were reported.

Witnesses said the checkpoints stopped several Palestinian vehicles and scrutinized their ID cards.

On Saturday Israeli forces closed all the entrances to the northern West Bank village of Azzun east of Qalqiliya preventing all residents from going in or out.

a large number of troops stormed the village in the morning, locals added

            The soldiers completely shut down the northern and the western entrances before they ascended to the roof of a local resident’s home and started ransacking houses for inspection.