"Israel blocks village to curb protests
RAMALLAH - Israeli forces blockaded a Palestinian village yesterday in what the army called an open-ended effort to curb protests against the construction nearby of the West Bank barrier. Troops were encircling Ni'lin, near the Palestinian city of Ramallah, under orders to vet those entering or leaving and turn back would-be demonstrators against the barrier, which has been condemned internationally for taking in occupied land. (Reuters)"
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"First Published 2008-07-05
A threat to Israeli security?
Israeli army killed 78 Palestinian children in six months
Report says Israel captured more than 2,500 Palestinian citizens, including 260 children, since January.
TULKAREM, West Bank - Israeli troops killed 78 Palestinian children, and captured more than 2,500 Palestinian citizens, including 260 children, throughout the West Bank and Gaza Strip since the start of this year, a report issued by the Nafha society said.
The society, which caters for Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails, explained that 1500 of the captured Palestinian citizens were from the West Bank, in addition to hundreds of Palestinian citizens in the Gaza Strip rounded up by the Israeli troops during military incursions into the tiny Strip.
The report also added that 13 Palestinian women were among the arrested citizens, including human rights activist Ahlam Johar who was later on forcibly deported to Jordan.
According to the report, the West Bank cities of Nablus and Al-Khalil had the biggest number of the arrested citizens of 465 and 450 citizens respectively, while in Bethlehem city 220 cases were reported.
Moreover, the information bureau in the society highlighted that the Israeli occupation army killed 480 Palestinian citizens since the start of January of this year.
A total of 29 Palestinian women were killed at the hands of the Israeli occupation soldiers over the past six months, the report revealed."