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Storm the village of Bil'in at night On Friday, April 2nd. just before 1 am, Israeli armed forces entered Bil'in in order to arrest 18 year old Yaser Mahir, who was not in his place at this time. It had been two and a half weeks since the last night raid, in which Bil'in was declared a closed military area and Israeli and international activists were prohibited from entering the village. On Sunday April 4th, 2010, the village of Bil'in was raided by the Israeli army once again. Just before 1 am, armed forces entered the village. Four army jeeps surrounded the house of 27 year old Yaser Awad Yaseen and his family. The soldiers presented Yaser with a document ordering him to go to the Shabak office. Yaser was not informed what the purpose of his visit to the Shabak office would be. But should Yaser not comply he will be arrested. Before the recent night raid, Gandhi, Indian leader grandson visited Bil'in to meet the people and the popular committee and to hear about the village's tradition of peaceful resistance to the occupation.
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