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> From: "Karma Abu-Sharif" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Tuesday, 5 March 2002 > > ****************** > Israeli State Terrorism > ****************** > > Palestinians Killed: > *Muhammad al-Atawna (35 years old), Hebron > *Isma'il Abu Middein (47 years old), Gaza City > *Muhannad Abu al-Halawa (23 years old), Ramallah > *Muhammad Murar (27 years old), Ramallah > > Israeli Military Attacks and Invasions > *Israel Assassinates Two Fateh Activists in Ramallah > *Israeli Helicopters Shell Police and Fateh Headquarters in Tulkarem > *Israeli Military Strike Bethlehem Security Compound in Second Missile > Attack in Two Days > *Palestinian Security Officer Killed in Israeli Invasion of Doura, Hebron > *Palestinian Killed in Unexplained Explosion in al-Shati' Refugee Camp, > Gaza > *Israeli Terrorist Cell Bombs East Jerusalem School, Ten Palestinians > Wounded > *Israeli Military Helicopters Shell Security Installations in Ramallah and > Nablus > *Dozens of Palestinians Injured in Ongoing Israeli Military Invasions and > Attacks throughout Palestine > > Demolition Activities > *Israeli Army Demolishes Green Houses in al-Eisawiya, Jerusalem > > Collective Punishment > *Palestinian Under Suffocating Closures Mourn the Dead > *Palestinian Leadership Calls on International Community to Send Observers > to Put an End to Israeli Massacres > > ****************** > Palestinian Resistance > ****************** > > *Palestinian Killed in Suicide Bombing Attempt on Afoula Bus; One Israeli > Killed > *Palestinian Kills Three Israelis and Wounds Over Thirty Others in > Restaurant Attack > *Israeli Settler Killed in Bethlehem > > ***************** > Palestinian Statements > ***************** > > *Palestinian Leadership Calls for Observers to Put an End to Israeli > Massacres > > ************************************************************************ > > ****************** > Israeli State Terrorism > ****************** > > *Israel Assassinates Two Fateh Activists in Ramallah* > > Two Palestinian youths, Muhannad Abu al-Halawa, 23 years old, and Muhammad > Murar, 27 years old, were assassinated with Apache helicopter missiles while > driving west of Ramallah. Israeli Apache helicopters fired three missiles > into the car in Ramallah's industrial area. Another youth, Omran Qa'dan, was > critically wounded in the attack. > > ------------------------------------ > > *Israeli Helicopters Shell Police and Fateh Headquarters in Tulkarem > > Israeli attack helicopters shelled the police headquarters center of > Tulkarem this evening at 6:30 pm. Fateh headquarters in the same building > were also targeted in the attack. > > ------------------------------------ > > *Israeli Military Strike Bethlehem Security Compound in Second Missile > Attack in Two Days* > > Israeli F-16 warplanes shelled Bethlehem's security compound this evening > for the second day, destroying one of its buildings. F-16s were used to > demolish most of the compound yesterday. > > ------------------------------------ > > *Palestinian Security Officer Killed in Israeli Invasion of Dura, Hebron* > > Palestinian Force 17 Officer Muhammad al-Atawna, 35 years old, was killed by > Israeli occupation military forces in Dura, south of Hebron, this morning. > Israeli army forces invaded the town of Dura under Israeli tanks and > armoured vehicles blanketed the area with fierce shelling and heavy machine > gun fire. Three other Palestinian security officers were also wounded in the > shelling. > > The invading Israeli force demolished a home belonging to Muhammad Amro and > fired on other homes. At least five civilians were wounded. > (Two other homes were demolished by the Israeli occupation authorities in > Hebron today, one southwest Hebron and the other in Yatta.) > > ------------------------------------ > > *Another Palestinian Killed in Unexplained Explosion in al-Shati' Refugee > Camp, Gaza* > > Isma'il Abu Middein, 47 years old, was killed in a large explosion in > al-Shati's refugee camp, while students were making their way home from > dozens of schools in the area. Fourteen others were wounded in the attack, > one critically. > > ------------------------------------ > > *Israeli Terrorist Cell Bombs East Jerusalem School, Ten Palestinians > Wounded > > A bomb was detonated at 7:55 am in the playground of Sour Baher School while > students and teachers gathered there for daily attendance roll call. Nine > students and one teacher were wounded. According to officials, one teacher > had noticed the suspicious looking package in the playground shortly before > the explosion and had already alerted children and teachers, saving > countless lives. Many children were being treated for shock. > > Teachers called the Israeli police in Jerusalem when the package, and three > others which did not detonate, were found, but took over half an hour to > arrive at the school. School headmaster Muhammad Fawaqa added, "Even though > we reported it to the police department and stressed that our fear that they > could be bombs timed to detonate at any moment, it took the police over half > an hour to get to the school." He explained that the explosion occured at > 7:55 am, the time when students daily line up for attendance roll call. > > Head of the Israeli Jerusalem Municipality Ehud Olmert was delayed while > releasing statements that accused Palestinians of having set the bomb in the > school and arrived at the school over two hours later. An extremist Zionist > Israeli group calling itself "Revenge for Children" claimed responsibility > for the bombing. > > Palestinian residents of the area gathered to prevent Olmert from entering > the school. Confrontations broke out and Olmert had to be escorted under the > protection of Israeli security forces. A number of civilians were wounded in > the confrontations. > > ------------------------------------ > > *Israeli Military Helicopters Shell Police Headquarters in Ramallah and > Nablus* > > Israeli attack helicopters shelled two security installations in Ramallah > and Nablus this afternoon. > > In Nablus, American made Apache helicopters, provided to the Israeli > military through a US subsidy, fired five missiles into the city's security > personnel dormitories at around 3:00 pm. In Ramallah, the second floor of > the Ein Misbah security installation was completely demolished with two > rockets at around the same time. > > ------------------------------------ > > *Dozens of Palestinians Injured in Ongoing Israeli Military Invasions and > Attacks throughout Palestine > ------------- > > Palestinian civilian Hassan Abu Khousa was critically wounded during an > Israeli military invasion east of Jabalya, Gaza City. Israeli occupation > forces opened machine gun fire at homes in the area during the military > invasion. > > Another civilian was wounded in an Israeli military invasion into Beit > Lahya. > > At 10:15 am, two Israeli attack helicopters shelled the police headquarters > and another security location in Khan Younis with at least six missiles, > destroying the two buildings completely. Several civilians and security > officers were wounded in the attack and carried to hospital. > > Kamal Idwan School and the Girls' Secondary School in Khan Younis were also > shelled in the attack on the city. A number of students were wounded by > shrapnel and many suffered from severe shock as a result of the intense > shelling. Medical sources described the condition of the wounded students > (between the ages of 12 and 17) as stable. > > The shelling also targeted the city's electrical grid, which resulted in a > power failure throughout the city. > > At dawn, Israel warships attacked Yasser Arafat's headquarters in Gaza City > intensively with heavy machine gun fire.Arafat's office in Gaza City had > been struck previously last night at 10:00 pm with two missiles. > > Bethlehem > ------------- > > Israeli occupation soldiers attacked al-Zir school with tear gas grenades, > causing wide-spread pani and terror in children there. Students were treated > for shock and breathing difficulties. At around 11:00 am today, Israeli > tanks and armoured vehicles attacked al-Khader, firing two missiles into > residential areas. Intense confrontations broke out between the town's > residents and the invading forces, resulting in a number of injuries among > Palestinian civilians. > > Israeli occupation snipers took positions on the roofs of homes in al-Khader > and opened fire at those attempting to cross through the village's main > road. > > Students in al-Khader 4 schools were unable to return home. An atmosphere of > panic and fear overtook the young students and their parents when the > Israeli occupation military forces prevented ambulances from reaching the > schools to rescue a number of students who were wounded. > > Military reinforcements were reportedly placed at the northern and western > entrance to al-Khader. > > Qalqilya > ---------- > > Israeli military forces and armed settlers attacked Palestinian security > headquarters in Qalqilya with missiles and heavy machine gun fire. Three > civilians were wounded as a result. > > At 10:30 am, an Israeli tank based at the entrance of Habla village fired a > missile at a civilian car on Qalqilya-Habla road. The driver and a female > passenger were wounded by shrapnel. > > Hebron > --------- > > An Israeli army patrol opened fire at the Palestinian security installation > in Halhoul, Hebron. One policeman, Isam Fatafita was wounded in the attack. > > Ramallah > ------------ > > Two civilians were wounded today during the Israeli shelling of the al-Tireh > residential area in Ramallah. The Israeli army shelled al-Tireh with > missiles and attacked its homes with heavy machine gun fire. > > Israeli settlers attacked a civilian car between Jericho and Ramallah with > stones, wounding a number of the passengers. > > Jenin > ------ > > Israeli tanks and troops entered Tamoun town from the western side and > eastern sides this afternoon. > > Occupation bulldozers destroyed the road that links the town to the outside > world. Four tanks, a bulldozers and a large number of occupation military > forces continue to be based on the Tamoun-Toubas road. > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- > -------------------------------- > > Demolition Activities > -------------------------- > > *Israeli Army Demolishes Green Houses in al-Eisawiya, Jerusalem* > > Israeli occupation armoured bulldozers demolished green houses in > al-Eisawiya town, northeast Jerusalem. The agricultural establishment > belonged to the Palestinian residents in the area. > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- > -------------------------------- > > Collective Punishment > --------------------------- > > *Palestinian Under Suffocating Closures Mourn the Dead in City Wide Strikes* > > Palestinian cities witnessed a strike today in mourning of the civilians, > including children killed yesterday. > > Jenin > > Israeli occupation military forces continue to impose a military siege on > Jenin refugee camps. Tanks continue to be based on hills that overlook the > refugee camp. The severe military closure of Jenin City continued. > > Nablus > > Since early morning, Israeli occupation forces have tightened the imposed > military closure on and within Nablus city, preventing anyone from entering > or leaving the city. > > A curfew continues to be imposed on the town of Huwara while Israeli forces > continue their siege of Balata refugee camp. > > Thousands of people took part in the funeral of Dr. Khalil Suleiman who was > killed in an attack on a Red Crescent ambulance that was attempting to > rescue the wounded in heavy military attacks on Jenin refugee camp. > > Ramallah > > Israeli occupation military forces intentionally shot Palestinian civilian > Ibrahim Shiha, 36 years old, with a rubber coated metal bullet from short > range. Shiha was heading to work at the time, but was prevented by Israeli > soldiers from crossing. As Shiha was leaving, he was called back by one of > the soldiers at the military roadblock. As soon as he approached he was > targeted in the leg from a distance of less than ten meters. > > Thousands took part in the funeral of the mother and five children who were > murdered in a missile attack yesterday from 'Psagot' settlement, located > just above the al-Bireh residential area. > > Tulkarem > > Military reinforcements were reportedly placed around Tulkarem. Israeli > warplanes fly over Tulkarem continuously at a low altitude, as is the case > in all other Palestinian towns and cities. > > ************************************************************************ > > ****************** > Palestinian Resistance > ****************** > > *Palestinian Killed in Suicide Bombing Attempt on Bus in Afoula; One Israeli > Killed* > A Palestinian detonated a bomb strapped to his body, in Afoula killing > himself and one Israeli. > > ------------------------------------ > > *Palestinian Kills Three Israelis and Wounds Over Thirty Others in > Restaurant Attack* > > An armed Palestinian from Jabalya refugee camp in the Gaza Strip opened fire > on two restaurants in Tel Aviv early this morning, killing three Israelis > and wounding over thirty others. > > ------------------------------------ > > *Israeli Settler Killed in Bethlehem* > > An Israeli settler was killed while driving on the Tunnel road, near Hussan > Village, that connects Jerusalem settlements with the settlement Bloc of > 'Gosh Etzion'. > > ************************************************************************ > > ****************** > Palestinian Statements > ****************** > > *Palestinian Leadership Calls for Observers to Put an End to Israeli > Massacres* > > The Palestinian leadership, in a statement released today, called on the UN > Security Council to intervene immediately and send observers to put an end > to Israeli massacres committed against the Palestinian people. > > The leadership stressed that the situation is getting more dangerous by the > minute, since Sharon's declaration of war yesterday evening, stressing that > the Israeli government has entered a new phase in the ongoing war against > Palestinian civilians while ignoring all international efforts that aim at > calming the situation. > > ************************************************************************ > > ******** > Solidarity > ******** > > *Qatar condemns Israel's military attacks on Palestinian refugee camps. > > *Palestinian children send a letter to the American President calling for an > end of Israeli occupation and military siege in Palestine. > > *Official Lebanese sources, including the Lebanese President, strongly > condemn Israel's breach of Palestinian human rights. > > *Arab women march in Beirut in condemnation of Israel's brutal attacks > against the Palestinian people. > > *Knesset member Muhammad Baraka called on the UN Secretary General to put an > end to the blood bath and to Israel's closure ion the Palestinian people. > > *Coalition of Doctors for Human Rights organization called on the Israeli > Ministry of Defence to end brutality in Jenin refugee camp. > ---------------------------------- > > Hear Palestine is a free press service offering daily mailings from the > occupied Palestinian territories. 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