Israel hastens building of seperation wall to create de facto facts ahead of ICJ hearing

Salah Al Asttal, 16, was wounded when the Israeli soldiers positioned at a military watchtower in the perimeter of “Gani Tal” illegal Jewish settlement, opened fire at a gathering of the citizens, were trying to identify a Palestinian laid dead in the western partition of khan Younis, medical sources of Nablus hospital said, WAFA reported.

Meantime, IPC reported that "he Israeli government started racing against time by greatly accelerating the construction of the Apartheid wall (also widely known as the separation barrier), ahead of the hearing session of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on the legality of the Apartheid Wall, built by Israel around and through the West Bank."

"The principle judicial body of the United Nations, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) has decided to open hearings on the legallity of this wall in the occupied Palestinian territories.

IPC reported that: “By the end of 2004, around 520 kilometers (325 miles) out of the planned 728 kilometers (455 miles) will have been completed," the ministry spokeswoman, Rachel Ashkenazi told Agence France Press (AFP).