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RAMALLAH, March 21, 2012 (WAFA) – Israeli forces Wednesday stormed the Ramallah area village of Nabi Saleh, raided and ransacked several Palestinian houses, and confiscated private properties, said a statement issued by the village’s popular resistance committee.

It said that Israeli forces raided several houses in the village, including the house of the coordinator of the Popular Committee in the village, Naji al-Tamimi, as well as the house of the detained Palestinian activist Basim al-Tamimi.

The Israeli forces confiscated a number of computers, a camera, official documents and copies of magazines discussing the situation in the village issued by the Popular Committee and the Israeli Information Center for Human Rights in the Occupied Territory, B'Tselem.

The statement added that Israeli soldiers threatened the villagers in an attempt to halt the popular resistance campaign and weekly protests against the expansion of nearby settlements.

Residents of Nabi Saleh have been organizing weekly protests since December 2009 against the expansion of the illegal Halamish and Neve Tzuf settlements on village land and their takeover of water springs vital for the livelihood of village residents.

The committee said that Israeli forces has been targeting the village for three weeks now, conducting almost daily raids and assaulting residents at the entrance of the village. Three Palestinians have been arrested since then, including a minor.

T.R./R.Q.