New Palestinian martyrdom operation; Israeli forces continue break-in operations in the occupied territories
Palestine-Israel, Military, 5/28/2002

In retaliation to the continued Israeli aggressions against the Palestinian people, a Palestinian resistance man carried out a "martyrdom operation" into a trade center in Btah Takfaa city to the east of Tel Aviv resulted in killing two Israelis and wounding other 50.

Al-Aqsa Martyrs group claimed responsibility for the operation and said in a statement that it comes in retaliation to the practices of the Israeli forces in the occupied territories, and the acts of killing and detention against the activists of the Palestinian Intifada especially the assassination of Mahmoud al-Titi, Eyad Abu Hamdan, Imad al-Khatib on Wednesday in Balat camp.

The group also threatened of carrying out more "martyrdom operations" until occupation is eliminated.

On Monday the Israeli tanks and armored vehicles broke into Bethlehem and the adjoining villages and imposed curfew on the city, cordoned the church of Nativity and the central hospital of Bethlehem and prevented persons from entering the church to perform their prayers. The Israeli forces also broke into al-Dheisjah camp, stormed into its houses and arrested several Palestinians including Ahmad al-Maghribi one of the official of al-Aqsa group, sister of the Palestinian woman Ayat al-Akhras who had carried out a suicide operation near Jerusalem by the beginning on April, as well as other 15 Palestinians belong to the Fatah movement.

Israeli occupation forces admitted the Israeli forces will not withdraw for the time being from Bethlehem and its suburbs, which have been reoccupied including al-Dheishah and Aida camps.

Once again, the Israeli forces broke into Um al-Sharayet quarters to the south of Ramullah and al-Beera and carried out a large scale inspection campaign in the houses and forced the citizens to take off their clothes in order to humiliate them.

Two Palestinian girls were wounded in Qalqilya by the Israeli bullets and one Palestinian youth was shot near Ghani Taal settlement in Khan Younis at a time when the Israeli forces destroyed a position for the Palestinian National Security during the incursion of the Israeli forces into Gaza city near al- Mintar crossing which has been still closed for the 6 running days.

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