Some 32 Israelis killed, wounded in a Palestinian operation in Kafer Saba, Israel shot 7 Palestinians
Palestine-Israel, Military, 11/5/2002

Two Israelis were killed and other 30 wounded many in critical health conditions in the operation carried out by one Palestinian yesterday evening at Arbeim trade center in Kafer Saba near Tell Aviv. The executor of the operation was killed, according to the recent statement issued by the Israeli police.

The Israeli wounded were admitted to a hospital in Tel Aviv and the spokesman for the Israeli government held Ave Bazner held the Palestinian authority the responsibility for that.

The Islamic national resistance, Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility for the operation which was carried out by the Palestinian Nabil Sawalha which resulted in killing him together with two settlers and wounding more than 15 others.

News reports said that Sawalha is from Balata camp near Nablus in the West Bank.

Meantime, a heavy caliber shell fell in one of the Israeli settlements in Ghoushe Katif in Gaza.

The Israeli radio said that the shell fell near several settlers and claimed that no one was wounded.

The Israeli forces closed the eastern entrance of the city of Jerusalem before the traffic and laid an extra military check point.

An Israeli military spokesman said that the reason behind the closure is the discovery of explosives in the said area.

Seven Palestinians were killed by the Israeli occupation forces which continued operations of killing and breaking into the Palestinian houses and arresting more Palestinians under the pretext of resisting the Israeli occupation.

Six Palestinians were shot, four of them by the Israeli forces bullets and two were assassinated when an Israeli military helicopter fired a missile against the car they were riding in Nablus. The seventh Palestinian died of his wounds he had last Saturday in Khan Younis.

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