Israeli Occupation Chronicle, Events in Palestine, May 29, 2003

Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) killed 3 Palestinians in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. IOF also detained at least forty Palestinians in Ramallah, Nablus and Khan Younis.

IOF Kill Security Officer, Detain 2 Palestinians in Ramallah

A member of the security forces was shot dead by Israeli occupation troops in a raid on Ramallah, Palestinian security sources said.

An Israeli under cover unit, driving in a civilian vehicle, assassinated Mahmoud al-Isawi, 32, in the neighborhood of Um Asharayet, south of Ramallah, witnesses said.

Also in Ramallah, Israeli occupation troops detained two Palestinians after surrounding and searching the multi-storey building where the two had been hiding for seven hours, Palestinian security sources said.

IOF Kill Palestinian in Jenin

IOF troops, backed by dozens of tanks and armored vehicles, raided the northern West Bank town of Jenin and assassinated Sa’id Fahmawi, 22, Palestinian security sources said.

The occupation troops imposed a curfew on the residents and raided dozens of citizens’ houses, witnesses said.

Palestinian Shoot Dead in Khan Younis

Israeli occupation soldiers shot dead a Palestinian during an incursion in the southern Gaza Strip, Palestinian sources said.

Mohammed al-Kadra, 24, was killed by IOF troops in the Gaza Strip town of Khan Younis, the sources said.

The Israeli occupation army said twenty people were detained in the Khan Younis raid.

Israeli Bulldozers Demolish 5 Houses in Rafah

IOF demolished five Palestinians’ houses in Za’reb area, in the southern Gaza Strip town of Rafah, witnesses said.

IOF also razed agricultural land belonging to Palestinians’ residents, witnesses said.

IOF Detain 3 Palestinians in Nablus

Israeli occupation soldiers detained three Palestinians in Jouriesh and Kasra villages, near the northern West Bank city of Nablus, Palestinian security sources said.

The detainees were identified as Wael and Riyad Sadeq and Mohammed Abu al-Tarsha.

Number of Palestinian Civilians Killed By IOF: (2329)
Number of Palestinians Wounded by IOF: (> 22,780)