Israeli incursions in Khan Yusnis, Bethlehem and Beit Jala, 4 Palestinians were killed, 13 detained, houses demolished
Palestine-Israel, Military, 3/25/2004

The Israeli occupation forces yesterday incurred in Khan Younis camp and several Palestinian cities where a campaign of detentions were made and houses demolished, while four Palestinians were killed, two of them were near Morag settlement in Gaza and other two died because of their wounds they had in previous Israeli aggressions.

A military source said that the Israeli forces found the body of two Palestinians from the Hamas movement in southern Gaza. He added " we found the body of two Palestinian terrorists killed near Morag with each of them wearing a military uniform and near them were a Klashinkoff (AK-47) machine gun, mortars, ammunition and a bag of explosives." Hamas announced through loudspeakers in Gaza that the two men are Muhammad al-Qadi ( 25 year old) and Yasser Abu Sultan ( 21 year old) and both of them are from Rafah and "were killed during the operation at Morag settlement."

Moreover, witnesses said that about ten tanks escorted by Israeli military helicopters incurred for 100 meters in Khan Younis camp yesterday and that the Israeli army bulldozers demolished several houses that overlook the settlement, adding that some 60 families fled their ailing houses while the tanks were opening their fire.

Palestinian security sources said the Israeli army incurred yesterday morning in Bethlehem and Beit Jala and al-Dheisha camp where it arrested three members from the Fatah movement. These sources talks about clashes between the Israeli forces and Palestinian resistance during the incursion operations, no casualties were reported.

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