One Palestinian killed; demonstrations in West Bank against the wall
Inhabitants of the villages damaged by the Israeli separation wall in the West Bank organized marches of demonstrations against building of this wall, which will lead to the isolation of three villages totally in the area from other Palestinian cities and lands. This wall will also lead to single out certain Palestinian houses and agricultural lands owned by citizens of these villages.
The Israeli supreme court decided to stop construction works in the separation wall in the villages situated to the north west of Jerusalem for one week.
The court demanded the army and the authorities to suspend construction works so as to be able to study the complaint submitted by the population for 8 Palestinian villages in the West Bank against building the wall on their lands.
Also before the court is another case submitted by 30 Israelis from Maftisirit Atsimon town against building the wall because its building in these Palestinian lands, will cause tension that makes the security of the Palestinians vulnerable in the area.
Worthy mentioning that the wall incurs in the depth of the West Bank to include several Jewish settlements. The wall also isolates several Palestinian villages close to the settlements.
The Islamic and national forces in Jerusalem had called for a general strike in their city yesterday, as an expression of the Palestinian rejection of installing the separation wall built by Israel.
In a statement circulated in Jerusalem it called on the Israeli occupation forces to escalate the situation deliberately through opening fire at the demonstrators in Jerusalem's villages and this resulted in killing three Palestinians on Thursday. The statement also condemned the breaking in into al-Aqsa mosque during Friday's prayers and attacking the worshippers.
Meantime, one young Palestinians was killed and others wounded by the fire of the Israeli occupation forces in Balata camp to the east of Nablus.
News reports said that Israeli forces broke into the camp yesterday at noon, a matter which resulted in the eruption of confrontations with the citizens and Muhammad Oweis was killed.
Palestinian security sources said that the said Palestinian was chased by the Israeli forces over suspicion that he is member in the al-Aqsa martyrs groups.
For his part, the Israeli prime minister Ahmad Qurei' deplored the Israeli raid against Gaza on Saturday and described it as a crime, noting that Israel pushes the situation towards escalation.
The Israeli security forces were put in a state of alert of fears of Palestinian attackls following Gaza's raid which resulted in the killing of leader of Saraya al-Quds "Jerusalem group," the military wing of the Islamic Jihad Movement and two of his escorts.
Israeli police sources said that reinforcement by the security forces were deployed especially along the green line, while the occupation forces blocked Eres crossing between Gaza and Israel yesterday; a measure which prevented thousands of Palestinians from heading to work in Israel or in the neighboring industrial area.
Saraya al-Quds vowed to retaliate the assassination operation, stressing that resistance will continue against occupation. The leading figure in the Islamic Jihad movement Khaled al-Batesh said that the occupation message has become clear: It is more assassination, killing and threats at a time when the Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon promotes a withdrawal plan from Gaza.