Three Palestinians shot by Israel, one house destroyed on its inhabitants
Palestine-Israel, Military, 9/4/2002

The series of Israeli attacks against the Palestinian people has witnessed a new escalation during the past 24 hours. Three Palestinians were shot by the Israeli forces which demolished two houses in Rafah, one of them on the heads of its inhabitants and this resulted in wounding 10 persons.

Meantime, the Israeli settlers started to build a new quarter in a settlement in the West Bank while others occupied a house in East Jerusalem.

Palestinian security officials said that two Palestinians were killed on Tuesday by the shells of the Israeli tanks near Bourin village near Nablus. The sources explained that Hussein Najah ( 21 year old) and Baher Rasheed ( 23 year old) were not known as members of any organization, stressing that no reason for opening fire by the Israeli soldiers on the two Palestinians.

The Israeli army radio said the soldiers opened their tank shells at two Palestinians, one of them was armed, while they were trying to approach Haar Brakha settlement. However, the radio quoted military officials saying that no weapons were found with the two victims.

Meantime, the Israeli radio said that the Israeli army killed one Palestinian as he approached Kisovim settlement in Gaza on Monday evening. The radio said that the Palestinian "approached the military position which surrounds the settlement and after he was seen by the soldiers, they fired a tank shell on him."

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