New Israeli incursion in Nablus, five Palestinians killed by occupation bullets
The Israeli forces incurred yesterday at dawn in the city of Nablus, where aggression and breaking in operations were carried out, and resulted in killing five Palestinians, while nine Palestinians were detained in a campaign of arrest that covered various areas in the West Bank.
Some 70 Palestinian armored vehicle took part in the campaign of detention and curfew was imposed during the operation while the soldiers were carrying out breaking in operations in search of Palestinians.
Palestinian medical sources said that three Palestinians who were in a carpentry workshop in al-Qasaba quarters were killed during fire exchange with the Israeli occupation soldiers. The Israeli army said that machineguns were found beside their bodies.
Israseli security sources said that three of the killed Palestinians are members in the People's Front For the Liberation of Palestine and they are Amjad Mleitat from Beit Forik village, Fadi Hanini from Beit Dajin Abd Jibril Awad from Aourat town. the Israeli sources added that the two other killed Palestinians are Majdi al-Bahish and Aala' Tawabah, members in the Islamic Jihad movement.
Israeli military sources said that the Israeli army detained on Wednesday evening nine Palestinians in various parts of the West Bank.
The Palestinian authority deplored this incursion. Nabil Abu Rudeineh, the advisor of the Palestinian President Yasser Arafat said that the incursion operation in Nablus is but an Israeli military incursion that represents a new threat to the region and a new and grave crime aiming at "placing obstacles before the forthcoming meeting between the Palestinian prime minister Ahmad Qrei and his Israeli counterpart Ariel Sharon."
Abu Rudeineh called on the Quartet committee to stop this military escalation. On the other hand, the Israeli radio announced quoting the defense ministry that building the wall in the West Bank and around Jerusalem would be completed by the end of 2005. The ministry explained replying to a written question addressed by Roman Bronvman, the parliament member for the leftist Meretz party, that a part of 150 Km length was completed in the northern part of the West Bank.