Press Releases
7 November 2000 |Reference 51/2000
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Time: 13:30 GMT
Today, 7/11/2000 at about 3:00 p.
m.
(13.
00 GMT), the Israeli settlers, protected by the belligerent Israeli Occupation Forces, have blocked the main road in the Gaza Strip that connects Gaza with Rafah near Kfar-Darom Jewish settlement.
In this context, the settlers have prevented the passage of Palestinian citizens and their vehicles.
In the context of their continued aggression against the Palestinian civilians, the belligerent Israeli Occupation Forces have opened fire at Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
In the Gaza Strip, 12 Palestinian civilians have been injured near Beit Hanoun/ Erez passage, Ashuhada’/ Nitsareem junction, Almuntar/ Karny crossing, Kfar Darom settlement, and Rafah after being shot by live ammunition.
In the West Bank, 18 other Palestinian civilians have also been injured in Tulkarm and Ramallah.
Last night, the belligerent Israeli Occupation Forces shelled Tulkarm and Hebron in the West Bank using machine-guns, and opened fire at Palestinian civilans.
As a result the following Palestinians were killed in 6/11/2000:
Mohammad Nawwaf Atta’ban; 17 years, Deir Albalah, Injured in the back.
Wajdy Allam ALhattab; 15 years, Tulkarm, Injured in the heart.
Mohammad Mostafa Aljazzar; 19 years, Rafah, Died in a hospital in Morocco due to earlier injury on 28/10/2000.
This raises the number of Palestinians killed by the Israelis since 29/9/2000 to 164.
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