One Palestinian killed, Israel forces break into Beir Zeit university
Palestine-Israel, Military, 10/17/2002

One Palestinian youth was killed by the Israeli occupation forces when an Israeli force broke into a house in Toulkarem while another force backed by tanks broke into Beir Zeit university and inspected the university's various departments.

The Israeli forces launched a campaign of arrest which targeted scores of the citizens of Doura, Yata, al-Khalil, Toulkarem, Jenin and Qalqilya while the Israeli settlers at Hfad Gheilad settlement in Nablus attacked journalists and broke their cameras and beat a woman journalist who is working for a foreign news agency.

In Tel Aviv an Israeli military court brought two accusations against the two Palestinians Nu'man and Sabri Abu Khbeiza from al-Ramla town, of the territories of 1948, under the pretext that they are planning to blow up an explosive against Israeli targets.

Meantime, the Israeli Beit Salim organization for human rights admitted that the Israeli forces assassinated 15 Palestinians during the 4 past months while they were inside their houses according to curfew imposed by the Israelis. The organization explained that among those are 12 children who were playing near the courtyards of their houses or near schools, while other scores were wounded. The organization added that the Israeli army used tear bombs and poisonous smoke bombs in contradiction to international laws.

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