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  • October 21, 2007

    IDF troops on the n. Gaza border nr. Bayt Hanun fire a surface-to-surface missile at 4 Hamas mbrs. nearly 1.5 mi. inside the border, wounding 1. Gaza hospitals announce that they have suspended...

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  • June 25, 2003

    The IDF assassinates wanted Hamas mbr. Akram Abu Sarhana, firing missiles at his taxi as he drives nr. Khan Yunis; of the 4 others in the taxi, 1 Palestinian woman is killed, another wanted Hamas...

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  • March 2, 2003

    The IDF continues its “preemptive operation” in Khan Yunis, blowing up a 7-story apartment building, firing on a hospital, wounding 8 Palestinians inside; Palestinians fight back with guns,...

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IDF troops on the n. Gaza border nr. Bayt Hanun fire a surface-to-surface missile at 4 Hamas mbrs. nearly 1.5 mi. inside the border, wounding 1. Gaza hospitals announce that they have suspended surgeries because Israel is blocking the import of anesthesia drugs. In the West Bank, the IDF deliberately fires on, disables an electricity network in Sa‘ir nr. Hebron; conducts arrest raids, house searches in and around Nablus. A Jewish settler fr. Ariel kills a 40-yr.-old Palestinian man in a deliberate hit-and-run nr. Kafr Qasim. Jewish settlers fr. Beitar nr. Bethlehem attack a Palestinian passing nr. the settlement. In Rafah, an Islamic Jihad mbr.shoots, wounds a Hamas mbr. outside his home. Later in Rafah, Hamas, Islamic Jihad mbrs. exchange heavy fire (including RPGs), leaving 1 Islamic Jihad mbr. dead and 12 Palestinians injured; the leaderships of Hamas, Islamic Jihad, and the PRCs intervene to end the fighting. In Gaza City, 100 Palestinians stage a sit-in outside the Palestinian Council headquarters to protest the PA’s halt to issuing passports and travel documents for Gazans. (Deutsche Presse Agentur 10/21; OCHA 10/24; PCHR 10/25)

The IDF assassinates wanted Hamas mbr. Akram Abu Sarhana, firing missiles at his taxi as he drives nr. Khan Yunis; of the 4 others in the taxi, 1 Palestinian woman is killed, another wanted Hamas mbr. Muhammad Siyam (possibly the primary target) and 2 other passengers are wounded; around 10 other bystanders are injured; Israel claims the Hamas mbrs. were en route to stage an attack. In Bayt Hanun, 2 Hamas mbrs. are killed, an IDF soldier is wounded in an exchange of gunfire. The IDF also demolishes 5 Palestinian homes in Rafah; conducts arrest raids, house searches in Dayr al-Balah, al-Qarara. Based on an intelligence tip, Israeli police in Kafr Qasim arrest 2 West Bank tanzim mbrs. carrying a 5-lb bomb, apparently on their way to Petah Tikva to stage an attack. Palestinians fire a Qassam rocket at Sederot, fire on a Jewish settler vehicle nr Nablus, fire 5 mortars at settlements in Gaza, causing no damage or injuries. Israel says it will begin having fmr. South Lebanon Army (SLA) mbrs. patrol on buses to prevent Palestinian attacks, arguing that the SLA mbrs. “have special abilities that will help in the identification and apprehension of potential suicide bombers.” (HA, MM 6/25; HA, MM, NYT, PCHR, WP, WT 6/26; PCHR 7/3)

The IDF continues its “preemptive operation” in Khan Yunis, blowing up a 7-story apartment building, firing on a hospital, wounding 8 Palestinians inside; Palestinians fight back with guns, grenades, causing no injuries; troops pull out in the morning. During funerals for 2 Palestinians killed in Khan Yunis on 3/1, armed Palestinians fire in the air, drawing fire fr. IDF troop guarding a nearby Jewish settlement, which kills a 9-yr.-old Palestinian boy. A 2d Palestinian dies of injuries received on 10/22/02. The IDF also fires on residential areas s. of Bethlehem, Rafah; demolishes 9 Palestinian homes in Rafah; conducts arrest raids in Bethlehem. The Israel Lands Admin. demolishes 17 Israeli Arab homes in Kafr Qasim. (AP, HA 3/2; HA, NYT 3/3; MM 3/4; PR 3/5; PCHR 3/6; MEI 3/7; LAW 3/13)