Israel continues aggression against Palestinians
Palestine-Israel, Military, 7/5/2002

The Israeli forces continued its military siege on the Palestinian areas in the West Bank and intensified its brutal aggressions and detention campaign against the Palestinians.

The Israeli radio admitted that the Israeli forces intensified and accelerated campaigns of arrest under the pretext of receiving information on likely operations against Israeli targets while the chairman of the Israeli extremist religious Mifdal party called for liquidating the Palestinian leaderships.

Seven Palestinians were wounded near Nablus after an Israeli tank opened fire at the car they were riding.

A Palestinian source said that Israeli settlers from "Be Kmaar," near Nablus attacked Palestinians from Yamoun village and blocked roads conducive to the village.

On Thursday at dawn, the Israeli forces arrested 110 Palestinian workers at Shafa Amro village in the Galilee area of the territories of 1948.

The Israeli radio said that part of those Palestinians were brought for investigations at police centers while others were brought before security departments. The radio added these workers will be expelled after completing investigations with them except 6 wanted by the Israeli security.

The Israeli forces on Thursday morning arrested 13 Palestinians from al-Lid city in the territories of 1948 under the pretext of resisting the Israeli forces which demolished their houses.

Moreover, the Israeli forces continued their military siege imposed on Toulkarem for the 7th running day and the Hebrew language Israeli radio said the leadership of the Israeli army in the West Bank decided to continue its siege and imposed curfew on the said city day and night, while it decided to lift the curfew during day time from Bethlehem, Ramullah and Hebron and Jenin, noting that the said measures do not mean removing the Israeli military check points in the said areas.

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