Ramallah, 29-05-07: The Israeli military seized two members of the Palestinian Security forces as they lay injured in their hospital beds yesterday.
The kidnapping took place at a specialised hospital in Jericho, where the two men were being treated for wounds sustained after being hit when Israeli soldiers invaded central Jericho and fired on local youths.
The hospital, where they were taken with critical gunshot injuries, was surrounded by the same Israeli troops who then entered the hospital and kidnapped the two men.
Dr. Mustafa Barghouthi, Palestinian Minister of Information, underlined that this represented a deliberate attack against the official Palestinian Authority Presidential Guard, which are overseen by President Mahmoud Abbas, and who were carrying out their duty to uphold public order and internal security in areas under their responsibility.
He added that this was yet a further effort by Israel to undermine the already fragile ability of the PA to uphold the rule of law in Palestine, and evidence that Israel‘s frequent arrest raids are targeting all Palestinians and not only those affiliated to Hamas without any consideration for basic human rights.