Israel continues acts of destrucion and killing, 15 Israeli soldiers killed in an ambush
Palestine-Israel, Military, 4/10/2002

The Israeli government continues its flagrant aggression against the Palestinian people, defying thereby the desire and the calls made by the international community. News reports talked about actual massacres as hundreds of corpses for the Palestinians were dumped under the ruins of the houses demolished by the Apache planes and missiles especially in Jenin camp and nablus.

Nevertheless, the resistance shown by the Palestinians forced the government of Sharon to ask for a truce in order to evacuate its killed and wounded soldiers estimated at 35 soldiers only from Jenin camp.

News reports said that a new phase of resistance started in Jenin Camp despite of the intensive fire against the besieged Palestinian. On Tuesday 15 Israeli soldiers were killed in Jenin camp and two in Nablus.

News reports said that some 100 Palestinians including children and elderly in held in a building in Jenin camp are exposed to a real carnage by the Israeli Apache plane and helicopters bombardment.

The reports also noted that other 9 Israeli soldiers were wounded during clashes with Palestinian resistance men in Jenin and that the Palestinian resistance men succeeded in arresting several soldiers who stormed the camp.

The Israeli tanks also incurred in Doura town to the south of Hebron amid intensive fire after the Israeli forces cut water and electricity supplies from the city and the Israeli army invading units started large scale detention acts among the citizens of the town.

In Bethlehem, the Israeli forces still besiege the Nativity Church and adjoining buildings in preparation to storm into them if the Palestinians who are hiding with the clergy continue to not surrender.

The commander of the Israeli forces in Bethlehem Ghabi Koutman said that the instructions according to which he works does not prevent him from firing at churches and mosques and also to chase the Palestinians who resort to these places.

On Tuesday one Palestinian Muslim was buried near al-Mahd ( Nativity) church after he was shot on Monday. He is Khaled Aby Seyam. He was buried by the monks at the garden of the religious complex.

The Israeli forces also occupied al-Qasabah quarters in Nablus and arrested 200 citizens following a campaign of arrest. One French photographer was shot in his chest while he was trying to cover the Israeli acts in Nablus.

News reports said that the Israeli occupation forces forced foreign journalists to stay in the hotel of Ramullah after opening fire at them.

An Israeli military force broke into a mosque of al-Beira near Ramullah under the pretext under the pretext of searching for wanted persons and the storming force destroyed the foundations of the mosque and burnt the carpets.

Beit Hanoun town to the north of Gaza was exposed to an incursion operation of the tanks and the destruction operations extended to Beit Lahia town.

The Israeli forces also incurred in Rafah and started detention operations, followed by acts of revenge, destruction of houses and plants.

Previous Stories:
  Two Israeli soldiers killed, violent fighting in Jenin camp, Nablus   (4/9/2002)
  Tens of killed Palestinians, hundreds wounded and missing under ruins of demolished houses by the Israelis   (4/8/2002)
  The Israeli aggression continues, 20 Palestinians killed   (4/6/2002)

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