"Israel" raids Nablus, kidnaps 30 Palestinians including legislators & mayors

Source: alalam.ir, 24-5-2007
NABLUS, West Bank -"Israeli" occupation troops kidnapped more than 30 senior Hamas members early Thursday, including a Cabinet minister, legislators and mayors.
The abductions came during raids on several homes of Palestinian officials belonging to the Hamas resistance movement in the West Bank.
The most prominent Hamas politician to be arrested was Education Minister Nasser Shaer. His wife, Huda, said soldiers stormed their home in Nablus and took him away.
Troops also seized Shaer`s computer, she said. It was the second time Shaer was arrested in a roundup of Hamas members in the past year.
Soldiers also kidnapped former Cabinet minister Abdel Rahman Zeidan, legislators Hamed Bitawi and Daoud Abu Ser, the mayors of the towns of Nablus, Qalqiliya and Beita -- Adli Yaish, Wajih Qawas and Arab Shurafa as well as the head of the main Islamic charity in Nablus, Fayad al-Arba.
Troops also searched for Ahmed Haj Ali, a Hamas legislator in Nablus, but didn`t find him at home, neighbors said.
The Zionist military said more than 30 senior Hamas members were arrested.