ارشيف من : 2005-2008

5 Palestinians Martyred in W. Bank

5 Palestinians Martyred in W. Bank

security officials and hospital doctors said.‏

In the latest incident Tuesday afternoon, a member of the Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, linked to the Fatah movement of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, and his cousin were killed by Israeli undercover soldiers, Palestinian doctors and security officials said.‏

The Zionist army had no immediate comment, said AP.‏

Early Tuesday, the 18-year-old Amr Zakarana was killed in the gun-battles that sparked after at least 50 Israeli military vehicles and tanks stormed into the town and began searching houses.‏

Witnesses and medics confirmed that the young man was killed after being hit directly by a grenade fired by Israeli soldiers who were surrounding his house.‏

Two others, identified as Izzedein Kmeil, 15, and Hani Smadi, 17, were also killed during clashes with Israeli soldiers into the town, the sources said.‏

In addition, the Israeli troops arrested seven members of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) and the Islamic Jihad across the West Bank, citing they are wanted, Israel Radio reported.‏

The Zionist army officials were quoted as saying that a Palestinian who approached the fence of the Gaza-Israel borders was targeted by Israeli fire, but the report did not said whether the Palestinian was killed or wounded.‏

Palestinian relatives of Hani Khalil Kmeil, 20, who was killed in an Israeli army operation, react during his funeral in the village of Qabatiya near the West Bank town of Jenin.‏

2006-10-18