One Palestinian was killed in Rafah
Palestine-Israel, Military, 11/4/2004

One Palestinian was killed by the bullets of the Israeli army and other three injured during an incursion operation carried out by the Israeli occupation forces on late Tuesday evening in Rafah to the south of Gaza.

Palestinian medical sources said that Rafaat Samir al-Hamas ( 26 year old) from Rafah camp was killed by the bullets of the Israeli army when he was hit in his head.

News reports in Gaza quoted witnesses as saying that the occupation forces backed by tanks and bulldozers demolished so far 20 to 25 houses in addition to demolishing a great number of trade shops. The reports said that the Palestinian citizen Fadiri Qifshe from Nablus died because of his wounds he had two days ago.

The Israeli army on Tuesday blocked the entrances to the city of Nablus to the north of the West Bank from which came the executor of Tel Aviv operation Amer al-Faar.

The occupation army demolished al-Faar house in addition to demolishing two houses for two activists from the People's Front For The Liberation Of Palestine which claimed responsibility for the Kfar Forik and Rojib operations, two villages near Nablus, according to Palestinian security forces.

On the other hand, thousands of Palestinians in Nablus in the West Bank yesterday eulogized three activists from al-Aqsa martyrs groups killed by the Israeli forces on Monday.

Meantime, the Israeli occupation forces and for the fourth running day continued blocking of the " al-Odeh" ( return) border crossing in Rafah, both ways and prevented thousands of Palestinians from passing through it.

News reports said blocking the crossing is also damaging hurting a number of students and patients who travel to Egypt and the Arab states for medical treatment.

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