Acts of killings continued against the Palestinians
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 5/11/2001

The Israeli bombardment of the Palestinian areas and houses in Gaza resulted in wounding more than 60 Palestinians and in heavy losses and large destruction in the Palestinian civil and security installations.

During breaking in operations carried out on Thursday, the Israeli army destroyed several Palestinian towns and villages and two positions for the Palestinian national security.

The Israeli bulldozers, accompanied by Israeli tanks leveled more than 100 dunnums after they incurred into the depth of the Palestinian territories, adjoining the separating line with Israel.

The incursion and breaking in operations carried out by the Israeli forces in Gaza and Rafah coincided with Israel's launching of 7 ground- to ground missiles from military bases to the east of Gaza at the city of Gaza and this resulted in wounding 20 Palestinians, three of whom are in critical health conditions, including the Palestinian child Ahmad Maher al-Dahshan (four year old) who was hit in his eyes while he was running with his mother near the Palestinian security headquarters.

Other 11 Palestinians were wounded, one in a critical condition and several houses damaged when the Israeli tanks positioned near Rafah opened fire at Rafah camp.

The Israeli forces on Thursday broke into Tqou' village, in Hebron district and arrested five Palestinians. They also broke into the Yabna camp for refugees in Rafah where violent confrontations took place resulted in wounding 10 Palestinians and the Israeli forces were forces to pullout.

During breaking in operations carried out on Wednesday in several villages in the West Bank and Gaza, the Israeli forces arrested 25 Palestinians including 6 teenagers.

The Israeli army admitted that two settlers were killed when an explosive went off near Keso Viem crossing in Gaza.

Some 1,000 Palestinian male and female children on Thursday demonstrated over the killing of the Palestinian baby Iman Hejjo ( 4 moths old) and called on the international community to stop keeping silence towards killing the Palestinian children.

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