One Israeli settler killed, 31 wounded in two explosions in Jerusalem
Two explosions took place on Tuesday in Jerusalem resulted in killing one Israeli settler and wounding of 31 others.
Meantime, the Israeli tanks and artillery bombarded the city of al-Khalil ( Hebron) especially Abu Senyah quarters and this resulted in wounding tens of Palestinians amid a curfew imposed on the city and a tightened military siege.
The al-Khalil ( Hebron) municipality chairman Mustafa al-Netsha announced that the Israeli settlers launched a series of aggressions against the Arab citizens before the Israeli tanks direct its shells to the Palestinian houses, noting that the settlers threatened to break into al-Khalil and expel its people. The Israeli forces also carried out a vast detention campaign among the citizens of the city.
In Khan Younis, one Palestinian youth was wounded by the Israeli bullets during the confrontations which erupted calling on lifting the siege imposed by the Israeli occupation forces against the Palestinian towns and villages, while the settlers burnt offices for the Islamic al-Awqaf office ( endownment ) in al-Khalil. The settlers also burnt cars and houses.
On the other hand, the Israeli forces opened their fire at the Egyptian side of Rafah crossing which separates between Gaza and Egypt while the Israeli machinery bulldozed tens of dunnums in Wadi al-Salqa district to the south of Gaza, especially in Deir al-Balah where it uprooted olive trees.
The Israeli forces carried out detention campaigns in occupied Jerusalem and Gaza targeted several Palestinian citizens.
Meanwhile, More Israeli settlers were wounded on Tuesday as a result of the explosion of a booby- trapped car near a trade center in Tel Beyout to the south of Jerusalem and this explosion was followed by another one, over which the Israeli police announced it resulted in several killing and wounding and that this second explosion targeted a coach which was passing by Tallel al-Franceyah to the north of Jerusalem.
The group of al-Aqsa martyrs claimed responsibility for the two attacks and warned the Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon from proceeding in his oppressive policy against the Palestinian people.
At the political level, the Israeli President Moshe Kitsav threatened to escalate the oppressive measures against the Palestinians and called on the Israeli government to take all measures to oppress the Intifada.
At the international level, a report released by the UN on Tuesday stressed that Israel's over use of power leads to increasing number of victims among the Palestinians.