Five Palestinians killed by Israeli occupation forces on Wednesday
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 11/9/2000

Five Palestinians were killed and 16 wounded by Israelis in the confrontations of the 42nd day of the Palestinian Intifada (uprising) amid the Israeli military siege.

Confrontations were renewed on Wednesday between the Palestinian stone throwers and the Israeli forces which opened fire intensively against the citizens of Beit Sahour, Harith, Salfeit, Ramullah, Bethlehem and the cities of Gaza, Khan Younis, Rafah and al-Breij camp, the crossings and the surroundings of the Jewish settlements.

The Palestinian youths attacked the Israeli positions and patrols so as to tighten the siege on the Palestinian cities and areas. The Palestinians also opened fire against an Israeli camp near Beit Sahour and the Israeli Shleima military position at Bethlehem crossing. They also attacked a military car caravan on Natsareim road in Gaza.

A Palestinian youth ( 16 year old) died by the Israeli shots in Harith village and another youth Misbah Abu Ghali ( 17) was shot to death near Khan Younis after he was hit in his heart by the Israeli bullet. Majd Mahayni ( 24 year old) was also killed at Carny crossing after he was hit in his head and fares Aodeh ( 14 year old) was killed after a bullet had penetrated into his neck at Carny crossing. other 16 Palestinians were wounded.

News reports said that the Palestinian wounded at the hospitals are convinced that living freely has a dear heavy price of blood and that death will not frighten them and this is proved in that " martyrs are falling every day."

The reports continued that two Israelis were wounded during the confrontations in Rafah and one Israeli woman was killed at Rafah crossing.

The Israeli occupation authority once again declared Gaza airport as a closed military zone and stressed closing the crossings and that the Israeli forces are preparing to break into the city of Qilqelya by tanks.

Eye- witnesses said that the Israeli forces used tanks in the confrontations which took place on Wednesday at Gaza and the tanks shelled Palestinian buildings at Carny crossing and near Kfar Daroum settlement.

The Israeli defense minister Afraem Seneh cancelled a visit he had decided earlier to " Raheel Dome" at the outskirts of Bethlehem following warnings from the Palestinian Uprising youths.

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