MIDDLE EAST: Israeli troops kill second Palestinian in 12 hours

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AMMAN, Jun 2 2003 (IPS) - Israeli troops killed one Palestinian today in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip.

The Israeli army claimed troops killed Mahmoud Abu Amra after he tried to attack soliders at an Israeli checkpoint.

Amra was the second Palestinian fatality in less than 12 hours. Troops killed another Palestinian overnight in the town of Beit Hanoun, the scene of recurrent Israeli incursions, in the northern Gaza Strip.

The Israeli army claimed that many military posts at Jewish settlements in the Gaza Strip have been attacked by Palestinians over the past 24 hours.

Meanwhile, Palestinian sources said army bulldozers have uprooted more trees and leveled lands along the border between Beit Hanoun and Israel. Israelis claim the area has been used as a launch pad to fire Palestinian home-made rockets at Jewish settlements in southern Israel.

MIDDLE EAST: Israeli troops kill second Palestinian in 12 hours

By IPS Correspondents Reprint | | Print |

Att.Editors: The following item is from the Qatar News Agency (QNA)

AMMAN, Jun 2 2003 (IPS) - Israeli troops killed one Palestinian today in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip.
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