FROM BBC MONITORING SERVICE

Israeli forces raid Ramallah Governorate headquarters, news agency

Text of report in English by Palestinian news agency Wafa website

Ramallah, 19 July: Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) stormed Wednesday [19 July] at pre-dawn the office of Palestine News Agency (WAFA) in the West Bank City of Ramallah. In a statement, WAFA denounced the act of Israeli soldiers, saying that it comes in the context of a series of organized acts against the PNA [Palestinian National Authority] institutions and its media under a pretext of vague security reasons. In the same time, the IOF stormed the HQ of Ramallah Governorate, ransacked the property and arrested five citizens including two police guards, leading them into an unknown location.

Source: Palestinian news agency Wafa website, Gaza, in English 0848 gmt 19 Jul 06

BBC Mon ME1 MEPol MD1 Media cg

back to news headlines

top