Israeli forces shot 6 Palestinians, leaders in Hamas, al-Aqsa
Palestine-Israel, Military, 8/8/2002

Special units in the Israeli army backed by warplanes shot on Wednesday the Palestinians Ziad Daas, one of the cadres of al-Aqsa martyrs group in Toulkarem and his assistant Muhammad Kerka. This was during a breaking in operation of the city during which other two Palestinians were shot, others wounded many in critical health conditions.

More than 20 Palestinians were killed amid a cease fire between the Palestinian resistance men and the invading forces which fired shells indiscriminately at the houses of Toulkarem with the help of Israeli settlers. Palestinian sources said the occupation forces broke into the western quarters of Toulkarem and started inspection and vast mopping up campaign and imposed curfew on all parts of the city amid an intensive ceasefire. The Israeli forces prevented ambulances from evacuating the wounded and the Israeli forces broke into Yatta town near Hebron and arrested four of its citizens. It also arrested four of its citizens. Another Palestinian was arrested in Beir Zeit village. His house was demolished.

In Beit Lahia town in Gaza, the Palestinian policeman Mahmoud al-Jahdir ( 29 year old) was shot an another was strongly wounded by the Israeli forces which broke into the city with more 30 tanks backed by an Apache plane.

The Palestinian Husam Nimer Hamdan ( 24 year old) from the Hamas movement was killed by the Israeli bullets when an Israeli sniper from one of Ghoushe Katieve settlements shot him while he was on his house's roof in Khan Younis.

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