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Israelis seize Palestinian funds
Israeli troops have raided a bank and the offices of money-changers in West Bank towns, "confiscating" funds.
The army said it seized almost $1.5m (£0.8m) in raids on premises in Nablus, Jenin, Tulkarm and Ramallah.
A Jordanian-owned bank in Nablus was among those targeted
Palestinian sources have said that millions of dollars, documents and files were "stolen" in the raids.
At least eight currency exchange offices and a small bank were destroyed, the Israeli army said.
Israeli forces also said they had arrested two men, discovering pistols and hunting rifles in raids on their homes.
Some 5m shekels ($1.2m; £0.6m) and 170,000 Jordanian dinars ($240,000; £130,000) had been seized, the army said.
The Nablus branch of the Jordanian National Bank was destroyed in one of the raids.
Israeli security forces raided Palestinian banks in February 2004, taking from their vaults more than $9m (£5m) in what was said to be a move to choke funding to militants.
The 2004 raids provoked rioting among Palestinians and a threat from Jordan that it would sue Israel to recover funds seized from Jordanian-owned banks
BBC Article
Israeli troops have raided a bank and the offices of money-changers in West Bank towns, "confiscating" funds.
The army said it seized almost $1.5m (£0.8m) in raids on premises in Nablus, Jenin, Tulkarm and Ramallah.
A Jordanian-owned bank in Nablus was among those targeted
Palestinian sources have said that millions of dollars, documents and files were "stolen" in the raids.
At least eight currency exchange offices and a small bank were destroyed, the Israeli army said.
Israeli forces also said they had arrested two men, discovering pistols and hunting rifles in raids on their homes.
Some 5m shekels ($1.2m; £0.6m) and 170,000 Jordanian dinars ($240,000; £130,000) had been seized, the army said.
The Nablus branch of the Jordanian National Bank was destroyed in one of the raids.
Israeli security forces raided Palestinian banks in February 2004, taking from their vaults more than $9m (£5m) in what was said to be a move to choke funding to militants.
The 2004 raids provoked rioting among Palestinians and a threat from Jordan that it would sue Israel to recover funds seized from Jordanian-owned banks
BBC Article