11-17-05,9:42am

GAZA, Palestine, November 17, 2005 (IPC + WAFA) - - Israeli fighter jets resumed its false air raids on Thursday, breaking the sound barrier with thunderous explosion sounds over northern Gaza Strip, while Israeli occupation forces on the ground continued arresting civilians throughout the West Bank.

IPC correspondent said Israeli F-16 fighter jets broke the sound barrier over northern Gaza Strip, creating loud explosion sounds that was heard in all the area.

Israeli jets have launched different false raids last month around the Gaza Strip, causing gross damages to civilians' properties as well as killing and wounding many of them.

Meanwhile, Israeli tanks stationed near the northern and southern borders of Gaza continued bombarding different parts of the Strip.

In northern West Bank, Israeli forces arrested early this morning to children from the city of Tulkarem, after raiding and searching their home.

Our correspondent said Israeli troops surrounded a house in Tulkarem and raided it, before arresting Ahmad Hattab, 16, and his brother Mohammed, 14, and leading them to an undisclosed location.

In the meantime, Israeli forces also arrested a civilian from the town of Taqqoua, south of Bethlehem province, as eyewitnesses stated that Saoud Al Badan, 43, was arrested after Israeli soldiers raided and thoroughly searched his house early this morning.

Furthermore, Israeli forces set up two mobile roadblocks at the southern entrance of Jenin City this morning.

Local sources said Israeli soldiers started pulling over a number of vehicles, and forced the passengers to step out in the cold weather at gun point, then checked their ID cards and searched them.

The residents of the towns and villages south of Jenin affirmed that these arbitrary measures have curbed their movement and hindered many of them while on their way to work or to their homes.