2 Palestinian Civilians, 2 Armed Palestinians and One Israeli soldier dead |
| Posted by: TWBR | | Palestinians, Israeli killed in unrest
Thursday 26 February 2004, 14:56 Makka Time, 11:56 GMT
Two Palestinian resistance fighters and an Israeli soldier were killed in clashes on the Gaza border while two Palestinian civilians were shot dead northwest of Jerusalem on Thursday.
In the clash on the Gaza border, the fighters shot dead the soldier and were in turn were killed by Israeli security personnel.
The resistance group Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades claimed responsibility for what it called the "martyrdom operation" at the Erez border crossing.
The two fighters killed were Ahmad Ashraf Zaqqut and Ayman Yousef Sahwein.
Supervision
At least two other Israeli soldiers were wounded in the early morning clash between the fighters and the occupation soldiers, our correspondent reported.
Since a woman bomber from the Islamic resistance group Hamas killed four people at Erez last month, the Israeli military has stepped up supervision over some 3000 Palestinian workers who pass through the crossing every day.
The Israeli military sent home the Palestinian workers after the clash.
Witnesses said they heard firing in the area and saw troops searching a nearby sewage canal.
Palestinian security sources said the fighters were believed to have used the canal to enter the industrial zone.
In Biddo, Israeli troops shot dead
two 'apartheid wall' protesters
Civilians shot dead
In the second incident, the two Palestinian civilians were shot dead by Israeli troops during a demonstration against Israel's 'apartheid wall'.
The deaths of the two Palestinians in the village of Biddo, northwest of Jerusalem, were confirmed to AFP by Palestinian workers who witnessed the scene.
Muhammad Rayan, 25, was fatally hit by a bullet in his spine and Zakaria Eid, 28, was killed by a bullet in his chest, medics said.
Several other demonstrators were wounded during clashes with Israeli soldiers, they added.
Arrests
Meanwhile, Israeli forces arrested 14 Palestinians early on Thursday in the West Bank cities of Nablus and Bethlehem, our correspondent reported.
The Israeli operations focused on Balata and Aida refugee camps and the towns lying to the south of Bethlehem city. | | Reply To this Message
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| Posted by: oneofpeace | | So your point in this article (as biased as it is) is that the protesters shouldn't have gotten shot?
Of course not, but what you described above is neither a massacre, or uncommon when protesting in that nature. Protesters do die when in the mayhem that follows.
Now, I'm am NOT defending Israel more than I'm trying to point out your biases TW, but why didn't you post the link about the woman on her way to blow up more civilians in Israel but blew herself up when she was stopped at the checkpoint? I guess the bus on last Sunday simply isn't enough for them. I guess you'll say Israel made her do it too right?
Last, post where you got this article from. I bet it's from an Arab website. I can tell by how the article is written. "Palestinian resistance fighters".
You're too far to the left or right for me to simply agree with you TW. I don't believe you're capable of seeing anything for what it is and will believe any rantings coming out of Palestine and Arab websites. | | Reply To this Message
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| Posted by: TWBR | | Hello, i used the Al'Jazeera link, i posted it, i didnt catch that thing about the woman that blew her self up, im gonna go look for it. | | Reply To this Message
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| Posted by: TWBR | | And whats so biased about it? I even provided 3 links, to go along with it, point out to me whats so biased, and i cant find anything about the woman suicide bomber, make a thread about it and ill check it out. | | Reply To this Message
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