<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[Occupied Palestine | فلسطين]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[https://occupiedpalestine.wordpress.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[occupiedpalestine]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://occupiedpalestine.wordpress.com/author/hajarhajar/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[Dawn raid launched on long-suffering family in Wadi&nbsp;Hilweh]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p><span class="thedate" style="margin-bottom:5px;padding:0;">Wednesday, 31 August, 2011 | 18:46 |  Wadi Hilweh Information Center – Silwan, Jerusalem</span></p>
<p><img class="alignright" title="mahmoud bana" src="https://i0.wp.com/silwanic.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/mahmoud-bana.jpg" alt="" width="297" height="355" /><span style="font-size:12px;font-weight:bold;">Silwan, Jerusalem (SILWANIC)</span> &#8212;  Israeli forces launched a dawn raid on Wadi Hilweh district of Silwan this morning, in search of a young resident. Mahmoud al-Banna, 23, who has served a 22-month house arrest sentence outside the village since becoming a target of police, was not at home during the raid. He has been summoned by police and is expected to face the Magistrates Court tomorrow. Israeli forces raided the al-Banna home a second time several hours after the first, arresting Mahmoud’s younger brothers Nassem Nabil, 21, and Mohammed Nabil, 19.</p>
<p>Both men are due to stand in the Magistrates Court tomorrow as well. These arrests are part of a broad Israeli campaign to round up young men and boys in Wadi Hilweh, on a pretext of attacking Israeli settlers. Police have faced problems getting charges to stick to al-Banna, however, with no evidence to show the courts. A family member told Silwanic that “this latest attempt at arrest should be be surprising at all. It’s common to arrest children in the middle of the night – even to beat them, for no reason.</p>
<p>It is also common for Israeli forces to take Palestinians during our celebrations such as Eid. Our family has a long history of being targeted by the authorities, on random unfounded charges, supported by non-existent evidence. We believe we will be able to prove Mahmoud’s innocence.”</p>
<p dir="rtl"><em>Mahmoud al-Banna</em></p>
<p dir="rtl"><img class="alignnone" title="wadi hilweh street and army " src="https://i1.wp.com/silwanic.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/gaa.jpg" alt="" width="519" height="346" /></p>
<p dir="rtl"><em>Israeli troops outside the City of David settlement in Wadi Hilweh, near the al-Banna family home</em></p>
<p><a href="http://silwanic.net/?p=19712">Source</a></p>
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