Israel Kills Three Palestinians in West Bank Raids

07/01/2004| IslamWeb

Israeli occupation soldiers have killed three Palestinians in the West Bank, including two in Nablus and one in Tulkaram. One of the two killed in Nablus was resistance activist Ibrahim Attari who died early on Wednesday during an army operation in the western part of the town. Attari, 30, was a member of the Return Brigades which is linked with Yasir Arafat's Fatah movement. Another Palestinian, Abelaso Kassas, was also killed, Palestinian security officials said. "Their dead bodies were left on the ground in cold weather conditions for three hours," Aljazeera correspondent in Nablus said. "They were then transferred to the hospital when the Israeli army pulled out of the area," he added. According to the correspondent, Israeli forces had invaded Nablus city only a few hours after they pulled out of it late on Tuesday. "They have imposed a curfew on Rafida district and sealed off the al-Ain refugee camp," he added. **Activist killed*** Also early on Wednesday, Israeli troops shot dead a member of the Palestinian resistance group Hamas. Palestinian security sources said Hisham Khrawaish, 20, was killed during clashes in the Tulkaram refugee camp in the occupied West Bank. Gunbattles erupted between occupation forces and resistance fighters after 10 Israeli jeeps invaded the area. The latest killings brought the toll from the nearly 40-month-old Palestinian uprising to 3692, including 2766 Palestinians and 860 Israelis. **Jenin invasion*** Also on Wednesday morning, Israeli forces, backed by more than 20 military vehicles, launched a new invasion of Jenin's refugee camp, Aljazeera's correspondent reported. The forces sealed off the camp and launched search operations into many houses there, witnesses told Aljazeera. The troops surrounded a house in Jourat al-Dhahab district, claiming that Muntasir Abu Ghaliun, an al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades' leader, was hiding there, they added. The forces also arrested Deeb Hourani, al-Manar satellite channel's correspondent in the area. The channel, popular among Arab communities, is owned by the Lebanese resistance group Hizb Allah. "The Israeli military operation came after resistance fighters of al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades and Fatah Movement staged a demonstration in Jenin on Tuesday, warning of more resistance operations in the area," he added. **PHOTO CAPTION*** The Dome of the Rock mosque in Jerusalem's old city is seen behind Israel's controversial 'security barrier' during construction work in the Palestinian neighborhood of Abu Dis. (AFP/Menahem Kahana)