Two Palestinians murdered in Toulkarem, Israeli break into al-Khuder, Housan villages
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 12/12/2001

The Israeli forces on Tuesday continued their operations against the Palestinians. Several Palestinians were killed or wounded and the Israeli tanks broke Palestinian areas and destroyed more houses and headquarters for the Palestinian authority.

Two Palestinian youths were murdered after an israeli military barrier opened fire at them near Aqtaba village in Toulkarem.

The chairman of Toulkarem municipality Mahmoud al-Jallad said that killing the two young men inside a care carrying a family is an evidence on the intention of the Israeli army against the Palestinians to continuously carry out terrorist acts against them.

Three Palestinians were also wounded, one is in a critical condition, when the Israeli soldiers opened fire at them near Nablus, while crossing one of the branch roads besieged by the Israeli army, while Hebron held a funeral to the two Palestinian children Shadi Arafeh and Burhan al-Heimouni who were hit by the missiles of the helicopters in their aggressions against the city on Monday.

Meantime, an Israeli military force broke into al-Khuder and Housan villages in Bethlehem districts and arrested five Palestinian youth under the pretext of resisting the occupation and inflicted damages in properties and destroyed several cars.

The Israeli Apatachi helicopters rocketed Palestinian positions near Beit Lahia village in Gaza and the destruction covered a position for force no. 17 in charge of protecting the chairman of the Palestinian authority Yasser Arafat at the entrance of Beit Hanoun town, and an electricity relay station and several houses. The shelling also targeted several citizens.

Meantime, the Palestinian council for justice and peace said that 48 Palestinians were killed by the Israeli bullets during November including 9 children and one woman. The council added that during the said month the Israeli forces confiscated 9638 dunnums of the agricultural lands and destroyed 2815 fruitful trees, demolished 279 houses, detained 200 citizens.

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