Two Palestinians killed, 17 wounded by Israel in Jenin
Palestine-Israel, Military, 2/1/2003

Two Palestinians were killed yesterday at dawn by the Israeli forces in Jenin. The first is Eyad Abu al-Leil ( 23 year old), the commander of al-Qassam group of the Fatah movement in the region, and the second was working as a guard in Jenin municipality called Hassan Hassan ( 52 year old).

Hassan was killed when the Israeli forces broke into the headquarters of the civil defense, while other 17 Palestinians were wounded in Tammoun during the confrontations with the Israeli soldiers.

Meantime, eye witnesses reported that the Israeli forces bombarded yesterday morning two Palestinian houses in Hebron. The witnesses explained that the soldiers bombarded the house of Mahmoud Amer one of the activists of al-Aqsa groups of the Fatah movement, and the house of Rafaat al-Jurdi, a Hamas activist.

Some 20 tanks and armored vehicles as well as bulldozers incurred on Thursday into the part which falls under the Palestinian self-rule in the divided Hebron, in an operation claimed by an Israeli military spokesman as aiming to chase Palestinians resistance fighters, In Gaza, one Palestinian was hit by a shell fired by an Israeli tank against a car to the east of Jabalia to the north of Gaza. The Israeli soldiers opened fire at several citizens.

Meanwhile, witnesses to the south of Gaza said that the Israeli forces demolished completely three houses and partially 18 houses during evening time including four built by UNRWA.The operation of dismantling the houses took place in an area close to a Jewish settlement exposed to a Palestinian attack.

Previous Stories:
  Palestinan shot in the head by the Israeli forces   (1/31/2003)
  Arafat ready to meet Sharon, for negotiations; Hamas, al-Jihad for escalation of resistance   (1/30/2003)
  Israel demolish four Palestinian homes, kills 13 Palestinians in al-Zeitoun quarters   (1/30/2003)
  UN envoy voices serious concern over demolition of palestinian property in west bank   (1/22/2003)

Please add a link on your webiste pointing to ArabicNews.com and bookmark ArabicNews.com & subscribe to our daily email news bulletin.

Search