arch/ive/ief (2000 - 2005)

Ramallah June 6th 2002 Wafa; Below is brief of the major events and developments of the past 24 hours on the Palestinian arena:

Dr. Moawiya Hasanain head of the emergency of Gaza hospitals said that the Palestinian citizen Muhammad Abu Amra (23) from Deir Albalah died due to sustained wounds since the end of last month by an Israeli tank, stationed at Abu Holey Passage, which opened its machinegun fire towards Palestinian pedestrians hitting him by a bullet that penetrated his head.

The Ramallah District and its 102 villages are witnessing an over 20 days period of severely imposed siege and curfews where the citizens are isolated from the rest of the Palestinian places, and the commercial situation is depressed and deteriorating rapidly.

The Israeli occupation forces' soldiers abuse citizens at a roadblock that leads into East Jerusalem. Eyewitnesses said that the Israeli occupation soldiers force the Palestinians to stand on one leg for an hour while the soldiers beat and humiliate them under gun point.

A Palestinian prisoner Hani Jaber detained at Nafha Desert concentration camp stabbed three jailers including the warden. The Israeli authorities did not provide enough information. Jaber is sentenced for life plus eighteen years for the accusation of killing an Israeli soldier.

The Israeli tanks invaded the city of Jenin by penetrating more than 1 KM deep inside the city under heavy tank and machinegun fire to all directions, causing damages and intimidating the civilians.

The Israeli occupation forces killed the Palestinian youth Osama Shabit (19) from Gaza city when they opened their artillery fire towards him east to the city while his friend Ihab Hyder Gazal (17) was severely injured all over his body