Israeli forces tighten besiege measures, blow up Palestinian houses
Palestine-Israel, Military, 1/28/2003

Following the Israeli killings of Palestinians in Gaza, the Israeli forces yesterday continued its campaign of arrest all over the occupied Palestinian territories and all Palestinian villages and cities, just two days before the Israeli elections, have come under a military siege, a curfew, while Israeli army units started the building of a cement wall in parallel to the lands of the West Bank near Jalbou at a length of 45 Km in order to isolate them from the territories of 1948.

Meantime, the Israeli forces demolished the house of the Palestinian Muhammad Qawasmeh in Hebron.

At least two persons were killed in an explosion which took place in one of the buildings in Gaza, at a time when Israeli helicopters were flying in an area close to the site of the explosion.

Eye witnesses and aid helpers said that at least one missile had hit a house at the outskirts of the city of Gaza and two Palestinians were killed at least. They added that the missile resulted in an explosion.

The Qatari al-Jazeera TV said that the explosion took place in a building owned by Ahmad Salameh (Abu Riham) in Abbad quarters to the north of the city of Gaza. The TV channel added that at least four persons were killed and 8 wounded in the houses which was totally demolished.

Meantime, an Israeli military spokesman stressed that an Israeli army officer was fired from his post after he refused to abide by the instructions which stated to bombard civilian targets in the West Bank.

Meanwhile, the Israeli Rabbi Obedia Youseive, the spiritual leader of Shaas extremist party renewed his racist position against the Palestinians. He said he withdraw a Fatwa in which he had permitted the elimination of settlements, according to the Oslo agreements because these agreements have become abrogated.

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