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IMEMC: Palestinian farmer critically wounded by Israeli army gunfire in Bil’in
http://www.imemc.org/article/53281 A Palestinian young man was wounded by Israeli army gunfire in the village of Bil’in near the northern West Bank city of Ramallah on Wednesday afternoon. Eyewitnesses told IMEMC that Wa’am Burnat, 18 was wounded as he was working in his family’s farmland in the village. Apparently Burnat came near the wall, Israel is building on the village’s land, when the troops shot him. Burnat received at least five bullets to his, legs and thigh,…
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Street fighting and home invasions in Hebron
03-05-08 Three days ago the city of Hebron awoke to the sound of shooting and shouting. The Army cleared the checkpoint area with tear gas and rubber-coated steel bullets and then occupied a house overhead to watch and shoot at the boys who threw stones. A few minutes later the army and the border police arrived with four or five jeeps. They began to move the boys back from the settlements using rubber-coated steel bullets and…
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Telegraph: Gaza residents tell of sniper attacks on homes
For the original article, click here. Palestinians described yesterday how civilians were killed while hiding in their homes as Israeli ground troops stormed through northern Gaza suburbs this weekend searching for Hamas militants. More than 100 Palestinians and three Israelis have died after Israeli troops entered Gaza to try to halt rocket attacks. Raad Abu Seif held his 12-year-old daughter in his arms as she died after she was shot in the stomach as she stood…
