JERUSALEM (Islamweb & News Agencies) - An Israeli state terrorist squad kidnapped a Palestinian policeman and his brother in what is described by the Israeli occupation authorities as a search for militants in a West Bank village on Wednesday, adding to pressures facing a new U.S. peace mission to the Middle East..
The state terrorist squad raid on the Palestinian-ruled village of Kufr al-Labad near the West Bank city of Tulkarm targeted two men -- Samer Kayed, a 24-year-old policeman, and his brother Samir, a 19-year-old.An Israeli government statement claimed both were suspected of ``terrorist activity'' and had been 'taken away' for interrogation.
The statement also claimed Samer Kayed was a member of the Islamic Resistance group Hamas, and that weapons and military equipment were found when the two were kidnapped from their homes.
Palestinian officials denied either belonged to Hamas, which has carried out a wave of Resistance attacks against Israelis since the start of the Palestinian uprising against Israeli occupation in September 2000 shortly after peace talks stalled.
``This is an arbitrary action,'' Izz al-Din al-Sharif, governor of the Tulkarm area, said. ``Sharon and his government do not have a peace plan as long as they are kidnapping and assassinating Palestinians and entering our areas.''
Wednesday's raid was in line with the Israeli government's recent announcement that it would resume using guerrilla warfare tactics to seize Resistance men accused of launching Resistance attacks.