Israeli forces bombard and broke into al-Khuder village and al-Aroub camp
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 3/7/2001

While a state of maximum alert was declared in Israel for fears of new suicide operations the Israeli army escalated its fierce attacks against the Palestinians and continued to open fire against their houses in the areas of the West Bank and Gaza.

Palestinian sources said the Israeli army opened intensive fire on Tuesday at dawn at the Palestinians near Bsaghut settlement near al-Beera city in the West Bank and in Ramullah city and the attacks resulted in wounding several Palestinians.

The Palestinian Intifada youths replied to these attacks by throwing stones against the Israeli soldiers and settlers in these settlements and by opening fire against the settlers who continue their provocation against the Palestinian civilians.

Two Palestinians were seriously wounded as the Israeli forces opened fire at them in Jabalia camp for refugees to the north of Gaza.

Eye-witnesses said that the Israelis opened fire against two other Palestinians: Muhammad al-Summarai ( 36 year old) and his son ( 10 year old) near his house at al-Mintar crossing between Israel and Gaza.

Meantime, an Israeli forces broke into al-Khuder village, Ramullah district in the West Bank on Tuesday and violent confrontations took place between the Palestinians and the Israeli forces.

Palestinian sources said the Intifada youths threw stones against the Israeli patrols and the settlers cars resulted in wounding four settlers.

The sources added the reinforced Israeli forces arrived in the village and oppressed the Palestinians by means of force.

Meanwhile, an Israeli forces broke into al-Aroub camp in Hebron after machine- guns bombardment and held a detention campaign among the people of the camp.

The Sawt Palestine ( voice of Palestine ) radio said the occupation forces leveled and bulldozed vast areas from the Palestinian lands to the east of Khan Younis and closed all roads leading to Jenin villages by armored vehicles and tanks.

On Tuesday, the Israeli occupation forces arrested some 15 Palestinians under the pretext that they are not holding permits and licenses in the territories of 1948. The Israeli radio said that those will be brought before the court before they will be expelled to the West Bank and Gaza.

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