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Idf shot 65 yrold 17 yrold { May 23 2003 } Original Source Link: (May no longer be active)
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Friday, May 23, 2003 Iyyar 21, 5763
Palestinian woman, teen killed by IDF near Ramallah
By Amos Harel and Arnon Regular and Agencies
Israel Defense Forces troops shot to death a 65-year-old woman and a 17-year-old boy and wounded five others near Ramallah Wednesday afternoon, Palestinian sources told Israel Radio.
The Palestinians said some youths clashed with troops operating in a village north of Ramallah. The IDF Spokesman said the soldiers shot and wounded a Palestinian who threw a firebomb at them.
In the Gaza Strip yesterday the IDF found two 150-kg. bombs embedded in the sand near the Dugit settlement, Israel Radio reported. Military sources said it was likely the bombs were meant to blow up tanks.
The IDF also destroyed four houses near the Egypt-Israel border yesterday, Itim news agency reported. The army said the houses were empty and had been used as bases for firing.
In addition, two Bethlehem photojournalists said they were abused by IDF troops near the Church of the Nativity on Tuesday, Israel Radio reported yesterday.
Abbas cancels visit to Beit Hanun
Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen) canceled a visit to Beit Hanun, in the northern Gaza Strip, yesterday after IDF tanks and bulldozers again invaded the town, with soldiers firing in the air and warning workers to evacuate factories.
Abbas was scheduled to tour Beit Hanun to survey damage from Israel's five-day invasion. IDF troops, who pulled to the outskirts of the town Tuesday, had demolished 15 houses, uprooted thousands of trees and damaged the water and sewage systems, witnesses said.
Despite the pullback, Israeli forces continued to hold territory inside the Gaza fence, where militants often launch Qassam rockets at the northern Negev town of Sderot, less than a kilometer (half a mile) away.
"We were surprised the army had come back in," said Sofian Abu Zaida, chairman of the Palestinian liaison committee with Israel, adding that Abu Mazen canceled his trip while Palestinian leaders made a call to the army to withdraw.
Mohammed Dahlan, Abu Mazen's new security chief, had been scheduled to accompany him on the visit. Dahlan decided to cancel the visit for security reasons, Zaida said.
"The army presence is not only an obstacle and an affront to the Abu Mazen visit but an obstacle to any hope to achieve a lasting peace," Zaida said.
The IDF pulled some of its troops out of the town on Tuesday, but is continuing its operation there. Residents said troops left a trail of destruction, reporting damage to sewage and water systems.
Most of the troops are surrounding Beit Hanun and are also stationed in the orchards from which Palestinians have launched Qassam rockets and mortar shells.
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