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Injuries and confrontations after raiding al Essawiye village
December 21, 2012

Confrontations in the Essawiye village between the locals and Israeli forces that raided the area since the early morning hours without no reasons
The locals reported about many injuries from the rubber bullets and Sound bombs that were used to spread the demonstrators that responded in throwing stones
They explained that the forces focused on the entrances of the area, gave tickets to the cars, stopped and searched the passengers' ID's and cancelled a few cars from driving, then the undercover unit spread in the streets of the village and at the noon many forces surrounded the house of the prisoner Samer al Essawiye then left the area and came back afternoon
The locals said that the forces threw light bombs towards the Arbain mosque and village's cemetery
Muhammad Sadek, the administer of the Media center in the area said that the Israeli forces prevented him from doing his job in the area and threatened to arrest him
Since Tuesday the police started an operation of arresting young men, raiding and searching the houses, they keep spreading around the area and keeps provoking the locals