May 4, 2005

The IDF sends troops into Bayt Laqia nr. Ramallah to break up a demonstration against the separation wall, fires live ammunition at stone-throwing youths, killing a 14-yr.-old and a 15-yr.-old Palestinian (the IDF rules on 5/20 that the soldiers acted inappropriately); uproots 86 Palestinian olive trees in Bil‘in for construction of the separation wall. (PCHR, WP 5/5; HA, MM 5/6; OCHA, PR 5/11; HA 5/20; NYT 5/22)