Palestinian Killed by Israeli Troops

11/04/2004| IslamWeb

A Palestinian man was shot dead in the West Bank village of Aqrabe near Nablus during an Israeli raid to arrest two Palestinians. According to WAFA, Israeli troops surrounded the house of Abu Kabar Dayriyah, 36, and called on him to surrender. When he opened the door, Israeli soldiers opened fire, killing him. Dayriyah was married with six children. According to Israeli press reports, two Fatah Tanzim members were also in the house. They were taken by the Israeli forces. WAFA said the two were the Ibrahim Dayriyah and Ashraf Yusuf Bani Jabr. Israeli troops also arrested four Palestinians near the West Bank city of Jenin on Sunday, Israeli Army Radio reported. Also Sunday, Palestinians fired two home-made Qassam rockets at the western Negev, damaging a road in the area, according to Army Radio. No injuries were reported. **PHOTO CAPTION*** Mourners carry the body of Palestinian Mohammed Abu Kabar, during his funeral procession in the northern West Bank village of Akraba, near the city of Nablus, Sunday April 11, 2004. (AP Photo/Nasser Ishtayeh)