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9 Israelis Killed In Retaliation For Deadly Refugee Camp Attacks
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JERUSALEM, March 3 (IslamOnline & News Agencies) - At least eight Israelis
were killed and six injured, including five seriously, early on Sunday when
Palestinians opened fire at a checkpoint of the Israeli army in the West Bank,
Israel's official radio and television said.
The
attack in the heights of the Israeli-occupied colony of Ofra, to the east of
Ramallah, was aimed at soldiers manning a checkpoint. Six of the dead were
soldiers, Agence France-Presse (AFP) reported.
In
a separate attack early Sunday another soldier died in hospital after coming
under automatic fire near a checkpoint at Kissoufim, between the Gaza Strip and
Israel. Three other soldiers were injured.
At
the same time, Israeli Apache helicopters fired shells at the Palestinian
military headquarters in the West Bank town of Bethlehem early Sunday.
The
attack on the Israeli checkpoint came in response to the continuing deadly
attacks currently being carried out by the Israeli occupation army on the
refugee camps of Jenin and Balata.
At
least six Palestinians were killed Friday as Israeli occupation troops pressed
ahead for the second day with their aggressions.
One
of those killed was an eight-year-old Palestinian girl, AFP quoted Palestinian
security sources as saying. Maria Abu Suriyeh was killed when Israeli
helicopters opened fire on the camp, where Israeli troops backed by tanks were
continuing to set the camp ablaze. Her death was the sixth among Palestinians
killed in Jenin Friday, adding to seven killed on Thursday when the army
launched its operation.
It
brought to 1,307 the number of people killed since the Palestinian intifada
broke out on September 28, 2000. It includes 1,002 Palestinians (mostly children
and teenagers) and 282 Israelis.
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