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Protecting the Wall: Shoot on Sight
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troops invading the Village of Beit Fourik in the Nablus region of the West Bank. |
Israel's controversial West Bank barrier
Middle East Online 10/3/2003
JERUSALEM & GAZA CITY - The Israeli army is easing its rules of engagement near the barrier that is being erected in the West Bank in a bid to further prevent Palestinian attacks, a spokesman said Friday. "In order to prevent terrorists from approaching the fence with the aim of infiltrating Israel or sabotaging the construction work on this fence, the Israeli army has gradually started to ease its rules of engagement near the fence," he said. "The Palestinians will only be allowed to come close to the fence in designated areas where gates are built in and only during opening hours. They will have to coordinate their passage with the local Israeli-Palestinian liaison office," the spokesman said."The same engagement rules used in the Gaza Strip would apply in the West Bank" near the barrier, he added. "Any Palestinian coming too close to the fence can only have aggressive intentions."....According to the Maariv daily, Israeli troops will be allowed to open fire before the completion of the procedure for arresting suspects, which includes warning shots.The newspaper also said that in recent weeks, the army had experimented with a line 50-metres from the fence within which anybody, whether Israeli or Palestinian, could be shot without warning. more..
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| December 22, six-year-old Mohammed Al Araj was shot in the chest by Israeli troops while playing near his house in Balata, instantly killing him, Palestinian medical sources said. |
Fourth Palestinian child killed in confrontations at the apartheid wall
Palestine Monitor 12/10/2003
Confrontations between Palestinians and Israeli armed forces at the site of the wall dividing the West Bank claimed the life of a fourth Palestinian child yesterday.16 year old Faris Jimzawi from Qalandiya refugee camp near the West Bank city of Ramallah was shot dead yesterday by Israeli soldiers while he and other young boys were trying to remove part of the fence that Israel is building around them.Doctors in Ramallah hospital said that Faris was killed by a live bullet that hit him in the eye, and that he died before he reached the hospital.The spot where Faris was killed has been the site of numerous clashes between Israeli soldiers and Palestinians from the Qalandiya camp seeking to remove the fence to gain access to nearby towns and villages. In total, 15 Palestinian citizens have been killed by Israeli occupying forces in the same area since the outbreak of the Intifada in September 2000.Construction of this section of the fence began three months ago cutting off the camp of 9000 citizens. In some areas, the fence encroaches to within 10 meters of the camp itself, cutting off land belonging to locals. more..
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| Every day the children of Jubara must wait for the soldiers to open the gate in the Apartheid Wall, then walk in a line past soldiers armed with machine guns, to go to school. (IPC photo) |
IOF Wounds 3 Schoolboys
WAFA 3/20/2005
RAMALLAH, March 20, 2005 (WAFA) - Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) shot and wounded three students as they were leaving school in Ramallah City, WAFA reporter said.He said that Israeli soldiers opened fire at a group of schoolboys, from Bel'een and Wasfa villages, as they were walking out of school and trying to cross the Apartheid Wall.Nayef Ghazi 16, was shot with a tear-gas canister in the back, Yassin Ash'ab 16 with a rubber-coated metal bullet in the head, while Zaki Zaki was shot with a rubber-coated metal bullet in the eye. Their conditions are said to be critical, WAFA reporter affirmed. more..
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Yesterday: Three Palestinians killed in West Bank
Ha'aretz 2/16/2005
Three Palestinians were shot dead yesterday, including a 15-year-old boy. The incidents raised concerns over a renewal of tension in the territories that would overshadow negotiations between Israel and the Palestinian Authority, after a two-week period of relative calm.Ala Hani, 15, was killed Tuesday evening and another boy was injured near the town of Beitunia, south of Ramallah, after a group of boys came from the town to the construction site of the separation fence to throw stones at Israel Defense Forces soldiers guarding the site.An IDF force fired tear gas grenades to disperse the group, and subsequently left the scene. Then, according to the injured boy, 14-year-old Osama Bassem, after an Israeli van was hit by a stone, two motorists left the vehicle and opened fire on the boys, killing Hani and injuring Bassem.The IDF said there was apparently no IDF force present at the time of the shooting. more..
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IOF Wounds 3 Schoolboys
WAFA 3/20/2005
RAMALLAH, March 20, 2005 (WAFA) - Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) shot and wounded three students as they were leaving school in Ramallah City, WAFA reporter said.He said that Israeli soldiers opened fire at a group of schoolboys, from Bel'een and Wasfa villages, as they were walking...
IOF Wounds 2, Arrests 3 in West Bank
WAFA 3/15/2005
HEBRON, March 15, 2005 (WAFA) - Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) wounded Tuesday two citizens, including a child, and arrested three others in the West Bank (WB), medics and witnesses said. Medics at al-Ahli Hospital, in Hebron, said that the 8-year-old Nibal al-Fakhouri suffers from fractions...
Yesterday: Three Palestinians killed in West Bank
Ha'aretz 2/16/2005
Three Palestinians were shot dead yesterday, including a 15-year-old boy. The incidents raised concerns over a renewal of tension in the territories that would overshadow negotiations between Israel and the Palestinian Authority, after a two-week period of relative calm.Ala Hani, 15, was killed Tuesday...
IDF kills two men in Gaza no-go zone
Ha'aretz 2/6/2005
IDF soldiers shot and killed two Palestinians who approached a security fence in an off-limits military zone in the northern Gaza Strip on Friday. Apparently the two men, both in their 20s, were trying to enter Israel to find work and did not belong to...
Two Palestinians killed by IDF fire in northern Gaza Strip
Ha'aretz 2/5/2005
Israel Defense Forces soldiers on Friday shot and killed two Palestinians who approached a security fence in a off-limits military zone in the northern Gaza Strip. Soldiers began searching the area immediately following the incident, during the course of which the Palestinians' bodies were found...
Three handicapped residents targeted by military fire in Qalqilia
International Middle East Media Center 1/24/2005
In less than a month, Israeli soldiers shot three handicapped residents in the northern West Bank city of Qalqilia and the surrounding villages killing one and injuring two others. On Saturday, Israeli soldiers killed Taqi Ad-Deen Al-Khouli, 17, in the village of Azzoun, near Qalqilia...
Handicapped Teenager Killed by Israeli Gunfire
International Press Center 1/24/2005
QALQILYA, Palestine, January 24, 2005 (IPC + WAFA) - - Israeli occupation forces continued their aggression on different parts of the occupied Palestinian territories, during the fourth day of Al Adha holy feast, in which a handicapped teen was killed in Qalqilya and another was run over by...
Kin: Dead Palestinian Boy Was Hunting
Palestine Chronicle 1/23/2004
Gaza's border fence said his nephew and several other boys were just hunting birds, but the Israeli army said troops opened fire because they believed militants were trying to sneak into Israel. The boy killed Thursday, Mohsan Daur, was from the Jebaliya refugee camp in...
Palestinian shot dead in Gaza Strip as clashes reported in Nablus
Al-Bawaba 1/22/2004
A Palestinian on Thursday was shot dead and two others wounded as Israeli occupying forces, stationed to the east of the northern Gaza Strip refugee camp of Jabalia opened fire near a local grave yard, Palestinian medical sources said. The Israeli Army reported that in...
Israelis kill Palestinian child in Gaza
Al-Jazeera 1/22/2004
A Palestinian child has been shot dead by Israeli troops in the Gaza Strip near the border fence with Israel, Palestinian medics have said. The boy, named Muhsin al-Daur, 12, was killed on Thursday when soldiers opened fire at a group of youths hunting birds...
Ya'alon: rules of engagement may be changed
Jerusalem Post 12/30/2003
The IDF may change the rules of engagement along the security fence as a result of its probe into the shooting of an Israeli and an American last Friday during a demonstration, Chief of General Staff Lt.-Gen. Moshe Ya'alon said Tuesday. Ya'alon, who was...
Debate Over Israel's Barrier Heats Up
The Guardian 12/29/2003
JERUSALEM (AP) - The army's shooting of an American and an Israeli peace protester has angered Israelis and sparked renewed debate over a controversial West Bank barrier and the army's rules of engagement. Israel says the barrier - made up of concrete walls, razor wire, fences and...
Two Palestinians shot dead in Gaza while international volunteers are rounded up in Belata refugee camp
Palestine Monitor 12/16/2003
Two Palestinians were killed by Israeli soldiers in the Gaza Strip yesterday as they went to rent a plot of land. Wael abu Daharuj (26) and his friend Younis Assawerka (29), from the town of Jebalia in the northern area of the Gaza Strip, had...
IDF kills two would-be infiltrators, levels Gaza homes
Ha'aretz 12/15/2003
Israel Defense Forces troops shot dead two unarmed Palestinians Monday morning after they approached the security fence between the Gaza Strip and the adjacent Negev desert. Soldiers arrested a third Palestinian trying to infiltrate into Israel, and were searching for three others who crossed into...
Palestinian killed in Gaza, another near Nablus
Ha'aretz 12/14/2003
Charges to be brought against Braslev Hassidim who entered Joseph's Tomb, violating IDF orders -- Israel Defense Forces troops shot and killed a Palestinian approaching the fence surrounding an IDF outpost in the Gaza Strip yesterday. Last night, residents of Karnei Shomron were told to remain...
Fourth Palestinian child killed in confrontations at the apartheid wall
Palestine Monitor 12/10/2003
Confrontations between Palestinians and Israeli armed forces at the site of the wall dividing the West Bank claimed the life of a fourth Palestinian child yesterday.16 year old Faris Jimzawi from Qalandiya refugee camp near the West Bank city of Ramallah was shot dead...
Sorrow and Regret
Palestine Monitor 11/29/2003
Sorrow and regret". These were the words expressed by the Israeli army over the shooting that left 35 year old Palestinian policeman, Sayed Abu Safra dead. Safra was shot whilst trying to prevent a man with mental disabilities from nearing the perimeter fence that surrounds...
The killing fields of Rafah
By Gideon Levy, Ha'aretz 11/30/2003
Quietly, far from the public eye, Israeli soldiers continue killing Palestinians. Hardly a day goes by without casualties, some innocent civilians, and the stories of their violent deaths never reach the Israeli consciousness or awareness. If there is one consistent piece of data in the...
Israel's New War Machine Opens the Abyss
By James Brooks, CounterPunch 11/10/2003
We Didn't Know" Will Be No Excuse -- Israel’s occupation of the Palestinian Territories passed through a profound transformation during the last several months. Through a series of policy changes and military orders, the West Bank “security fence” has gradually revealed itself to be the backbone...
Mahmud, 10, went looking for songbirds ... and died in hail of bullets
The Independent 11/8/2003
Mahmud al-Qayed was out doing what he did every Friday - catching songbirds in cages to sell in the markets of Gaza. But yesterday the remote olive groves where the birds nest led him close to the fence separating the Gaza Strip from Israel. Too close...
Boy, 10, killed in Gaza Strip
The Guardian 11/7/2003
Israeli troops killed a 10-year-old boy and three Palestinian gunmen in separate incidents in the Gaza Strip, security officials said today. The incidents came as the Palestinian prime minister, Ahmed Qureia, continued his struggle to form a permanent government in the face of objections...
Israel's controversial West Bank barrier
Middle East Online 10/3/2003
JERUSALEM & GAZA CITY - The Israeli army is easing its rules of engagement near the barrier that is being erected in the West Bank in a bid to further prevent Palestinian attacks, a spokesman said Friday. "In order to prevent terrorists from approaching the fence with...
Occupation forces kill passerby near segregationist fence
Palestinian Information Center 9/12/2003
Jenin - Zionist occupation soldiers Wednesday night fired and killed the 19 years old Palestinian young man Ahmed Tahaina and wounded another at the pretext that they were walking near the segregationist fence. The young man was martyred in the village of Zaboba in the Marj...
Six Palestinians Killed in 24 Hours of IOF Terrorism
International Press Center 9/11/2003
OCCUPIED TERRITORIES, September 11, 2003 (IPC + Agencies)-- Palestinian death toll of Wednesday has risen to six civilians as Israeli occupation forces (IOF) terrorized different parts of the Occupied Palestinian Territories. In the West Bank city of Nablus, an Israeli tank, stationed at the entrance of...
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