Palestinian killed by the Israeli forces
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 5/17/2005

One young Palestinian was killed by the bullets of the Israeli occupation forces in the West Bank on Monday in an indication for the escalation of tension that contradicts with the efforts to calm down coinciding with the anniversary of the Palestinian Nakba (usurpation of Palestine).

The Israeli radio alleged that the soldiers killed the Palestinian after he tried to use his knife against one of them at an inspection point near Toulkarem city.

This, however, is considered the most recent violation of the ease down agreement agreed by the Palestinian and Israeli sides since three months. Israel handed over security responsibility in Toulkarem for the Palestinians in March but the Israeli forces are still controlling the inspection points in certain areas outside the city.

Meantime, two young Palestinians were injured on Sunday evening after the Israeli occupation forces opened fire at him near Abboud village to the north of Ramullah in the West Bank. The Israeli military sources alleged that the two youths tried to throw one explosive at one of the military cars.

On the other hand, four Israeli soldiers were injured as a result of anti tank shelling opened by the Palestinian at one Israeli armored vehicles to the south of Gaza, according to Israeli military sources.

Witnesses said that the occupation forces retailed to the attack by opening fire of its heavy artillery at the hands of the citizens near the border line and this resulted in inflecting damage in these houses.

On the other hand, the Israeli occupation forces on Sunday reinstated the embargo on the visit of the Palestinians in the West Bank to their relatives inside the Green Line, hours after lifting it.

The state of security alert also continued in Israel in precaution for any operations on the Palestinians remembrance of al-Nakba anniversary in which they were displaced from their houses upon the foundation of Israel on May 14, 1948.

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