PA detains 17 wanted Palestinians, Israel wants more measures
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 12/8/2001

Two Palestinians were killed by the Israeli fire bullets near Kafer al Dick village in the West Bank. One is from the Fatah movement Loui Mashaal (24 year old).

Other three Palestinians were wounded by the Israeli bullets during the confrontation took place in Ramullah city and Qlindya after the Israeli forces broke into Absaan village and with the random shelling by the Israeli tanks at the houses.

The Palestinian teacher Muhammad Abu Deya from Hebron died after the Israeli forces prevented the ambulance carrying him, as he had a heart attack, from reaching Abu Deis hospital.

One Israeli soldier was wounded during the confrontation which took place in Beitonia town to the south of Ramullah, while another Israeli force backed by ranks broke into al-Farrahin area to the east of Khan Younis under the pretext of searching for Issam Abu Daqqa Eye-witnesses said the Israeli forces broke into Abu Daqqa house and dispersed the furniture and beat every body in the house before destroying it.

Some 18 Palestinians were wounded when the Israeli F 16 planes and tanks bombarded a headquarters for the Palestinian police in Gaza. News reports said that tens of the houses besieging the headquarters were greatly damaged.

Meantime, thousands of Palestinians demonstrated on Friday in Ramullah at the invitation of various Palestinian groups to support the continuity of the Palestinian Intifada.

One of the Hamas leaders in the west Bank Hassan Youssef said that resistance is the only means to restore back the Palestinian rights after negotiations have failed.

In Gaza, also thousands of Palestinians took part in the funeral of martyr Muhammad Akram Salma, the member in the Hamas movement who was murdered on Thursday after he was hit by the Israeli bullets.

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