Six killed tens wounded by the Israeli fires
Six Palestinians were killed and tens wounded on Sunday by the Israeli forces in the confrontations between the Palestinian demonstrators and the Israeli occupation forces for the 32nd day, amid continued Palestinian assertions to continue their uprising until their legitimate rights are restored.
Eye-witnesses said that the Israeli tanks opened their fire directly on the Palestinian demonstrators at Carny crossing in Gaza strip and used the fire intensively against the demonstrators of the west bank.
Palestinian youth Shadi Abdullah ( 23) was killed in Nablus after he was hit by a bullet in his chest. Ismat Khalil al-Abed ( 34) was killed by a bullet in his hear and in Jenin Bilal Jamal Abu Saleh was killed of a bullet in his head, In Rafah the young Palestinian Hosni al-Najar was killed and in Gaza Samir Mousa ( 31) of a fatal hit from an israeli tank at Carny crossing, while tens were wounded in the confrontations with the Israelis in the west bank and Gaza, 15 were wounded only in Nablus.
Palestinian circles said that the israeli tanks bombarded a Palestinian security forces position to the east of Gaza and the bombardment resulted in wounding 14 Palestinians including three members of the Palestinian police.
The circles added the Israeli occupations forces summoned other 15 tanks to the east of Gaza sector and fired intensively the towns of Deir al-Balah, Khan Yunis, and Rafah camp and the bombardment resulted in wounding 69 Palestinians.
News reports said that more that 400 Palestinians have closed the roads leading to Natsareim settlement from Gaza strip and threw stones against the Israeli on foot patrols which directly opened its fires on the Palestinian citizens while the Israeli forces strengthened its siege measures of various areas of Gaza strip.
The Israeli forces intensified measures against the cities of Ramullah, Nablus, al-Beera, Tulkarim, Arieha and the Palestinian camps in an attempt to limit the uprising but all these measures failed.
News reports said that the Israeli soldiers who besieged Areiha prevented an ambulance carrying the Palestinian woman ( Ibtisam Shaaban) who was in an emergency delivery conditions coming from Murj Naaje village to Areiha hospital. After a long waiting the woman gave birth to her baby at the Israeli military barrier and she was forced to return back to her village in the same car.
On Sunday the Israeli army generals threatened that the Israeli tanks will continue their bombardment of the Palestinian areas unless the uprising stops.
The commander of "al-Shabak" department discussed with the leaders of the Israeli settlers means of taking new military measures to oppress the Palestinian uprising and to continue punishing the Palestinian farmers.
Meantime, the Israeli prime minister Ehud Barak has admitted that the escalated military acts carried out by the Israeli forces have failed in halting the uprising. He said " the demonstrations of the Palestinians have not receded despite the fact that the Palestinian police sometimes moved to limit confrontations with the Israeli soldiers in front of the Israeli military positions." Barak reiterated his rejection to resume negotiations with the Palestinians unless the uprising is halted. He noted that he is ready to go to Washington to meet with the US President Bill Clinton and with Yasser Arafat if confrontations recede.