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| Four killed, 24 injured by IDF fire in Jenin |
| 2002-06-21 |
| Israeli forces fired on a market in the West Bank city of Jenin on Friday, killing four people and wounding at least 24 others after Palestinians mistakenly thought a curfew had been lifted. The dead were Ahmed Ghazawi, about 6, and his 12-year-old brother Jamil, as well as a 6-year-old girl, Sajedah Famahwi and Helal Shetta, 50, the deputy director of the city's department of education, a doctor at a hospital in the city said on condition of anonymity. Hospital sources said that six people were in serious condition. "People thought the curfew was no longer on. They got hungry and wanted bread, so they went to the market to buy some. The Israelis opened fire," Jenin's acting governor, Haider Irsheid, said. In response, the IDF said that the incident was being investigated and that an armored unit fired tank shells "not in order to harm, but to hold at bay." Security sources said that the troops did not notice that there were people in the area. Another incident the IDF will apologize for. Can't seem to recall ever hearing a Palestinian apology... |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |