WEST BANK/JERUSALEM: TWO ISRAELIS KILLED IN SHOOTING, RAIDS CONTINUE ON WEST BANK - PALESTINIAN PM PREPARES FOR PEACE TALKS DESPITE BLOODSHED.

Record ID: 324549

  • Title: WEST BANK/JERUSALEM: TWO ISRAELIS KILLED IN SHOOTING, RAIDS CONTINUE ON WEST BANK - PALESTINIAN PM PREPARES FOR PEACE TALKS DESPITE BLOODSHED.
  • Date: 18th November 2003
  • Summary: (U3) EL-KHADER, NEAR BETHLEHEM, WEST BANK (NOVEMBER 18, 2003) (REUTERS) 1. TV: SITE OF SHOOTING ATTACK 0.03 2. GV/GV/PAN: VARIOUS OF ISRAELI TROOPS SEARCHING AREA (4 SHOTS) 0.28 3. GV: AMBULANCE ON SITE 0.30 4. GV: SECURITY AND MEDICAL PERSONNEL ON SITE OF ATTACK 0.37 5. GV: TYRES BURNING IN STREET 0.40 6. LV: MINARET BEYOND SMOKE RISING FROM BURNING TYRES 0.46 7. GV: MORE OF TYRES BURNING 0.54 8. MV: ISRAELI TROOPS CONDUCTING HOUSE TO HOUSE SEARCHES 1.05 9. GV/PAN: PALESTINIAN CHILDREN WATCHING TROOPS / SOLDIERS WALKING THROUGH STREET 1.11 10. MCU: CLOSE UP OF SOLDIER 1.16 11. GV: SHADOW OF SOLDIER / SOLDIER AIMING RIFLE 1.27 12. MV: MORE OF SOLDIERS MOVING THROUGH STREETS 1.45 (U3) RAFAH, GAZA (NOVEMBER 18, 2003) (REUTERS) 13. GV: AFTERMATH OF ISRAELI RAID 1.53 14. LV: HELICOPTER HOVERING IN SKY 2.01 15. GV: EMERGENCY VEHICLE 2.07 16. GV: WOUNDED BEING CARRIED THROUGH ALLEYWAY 2.21 17. MV: AMBULANCE EVACUATING PALESTINIAN TO HOSPITAL 2.27 18. CU/TRACK: TRACK ALONG BLOOD STAINED STREET 2.35 19. MV: ARMED PALESTINIANS WITH MASKS IN STREET 2.38 (U3) JERUSALEM (NOVEMBER 18, 20030 (REUTERS) 20. MV: ISRAELI GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN, AVI PAZNER SITTING AT DESK 2.40 21. (SOUNDBITE) (English) ISRAELI GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN, AVI PAZNER, SAYING "There is lots of talks on the Palestinian side about terrorism, but they are doing nothing, and killing and murder continues unabated. It is imperative that the Palestinian Authority stops talking and takes immediate steps against the terrorist organization disarm the terrorists, arrest their leaders and destroy their infrastructure." 3.08 22. MV: PAZNER AT DESK 3.12 (U3)RAMALLAH, WEST BANK (NOVEMBER 18, 2003) (REUTERS) 23. LV: WIDE OF PALESTINIAN PRIME MINISTER AHMED QURIE SPEAKING AT NATIONAL ECONOMIC DIALOGUE CONFERENCE 3.17 24. GV/CU: VARIOUS OF QURIE SEATED AT CONFERENCE )(2 SHOTS) 3.29 25. GV: PEOPLE ATTENDING CONFERENCE 3.33 26. GV/PAN: QURIE WALKING TO TABLE 3.41 27. CU: CAMERA MAN 3.41 28. (SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) PALESTINIAN PRIME MINISTER, AHMED QURIE, SAYING "An Egyptian delegation will be arriving (to the country) to Gaza in order to invite for dialogue and for continuation of previous dialogues in order for us to end up (from the internal dialogue) with a document. This is the Palestinian position." 4.11 29. MV: JOURNALIST AT CONFERENCE 4.15 30. (SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) QURIE, SAYING "The renewal of our contacts with the Israeli side is still at its initial stages. I can't say whether we're getting positive or negative results from these contacts but we are serious about achieving something from those contacts. We hope the Israelis are as serious as we are in these contacts and I warn the Israelis from any tactical moves." 4.46 31. GV: BCONFERENCE 4.51 Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
  • Embargoed: 3rd December 2003 12:00
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  • Location: EL-KHADER, NEAR BETHLEHEM, AND RAMALLAH, WEST BANK/ RAFAH, GAZA/ JERUSALEM
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  • Country: Palestinian Territories
  • Reuters ID: LVABDPE1H3JSW0AMSCQGCFY436J1
  • Story Text: Two dead in shooting, Palestinians wounded in raid
    as violence surges. Palestinian PM continues preparations
    for peace talks despite this latest bloodshed


    Two Israelis were shot dead on Tuesday (November
    18) at a roadblock outside the West Bank city of Bethlehem,
    a military source said.

    The army is investigating whether the attack was a
    roadside shooting or the work of a sniper, the source said,
    adding that both of those shot died in a Jerusalem hospital.

    There was no immediate claim of responsibility.

    The attack threatened to undermine renewed efforts by
    the new Palestinian government of Prime Minister Ahmed
    Qurie to negotiate a truce with militant groups.

    The shooting occurred at the entrance to a highway
    outside the village of El Khader, not far from the West
    Bank city of Bethlehem, the source said.

    Soldiers clamped a curfew on the village of El Khader
    and launched house-to-house searches for the assailants,
    the Israeli army and witnesses said. Witnesses said at
    least three Palestinians were arrested.

    Meanwhile, in Rafah refugee camp in the southern Gaza
    Strip, Israeli soldiers raided Rafah refugee camp before
    dawn, destroying the house of a relative of a boy killed in
    the area last week, eyewitnesses said,
    Doctors said seven Palestinians were wounded, with two
    in a critical condition. Witnesses said at least 3 houses
    had been demolished so far.

    Witnesses said gunbattles broke between Palestinian
    gunmen and Israeli soldiers and militants said there were
    Israeli casualties.

    Another attack on Israelis was reported in the northern
    Gaza Strip where an explosive device went off at the Erez
    crossing, but there were no reported injuries, Army Radio
    said.

    Israeli officials reacted angrily to Tuesday's
    shootings.

    Government spokesman Avi Pazner said Palestinians were
    doing little to halt attacks and renewed calls for action
    to be taken against those responsible for violence.

    "There is lots of talks on the Palestinian side about
    terrorism, but they are doing nothing, and killing and
    murder continues unabated. It is imperative that the
    Palestinian Authority stops talking and takes immediate
    steps against the terrorist organization disarm the
    terrorists, arrest their leaders and destroy their
    infrastructure," he said.

    Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qurie said that talks
    with Israel to seek a ceasefire were still in their initial
    stages, but warned Israel from "any tactical moves."
    "The renewal of our contacts with the Israeli side is
    still at its initial stages. I can't say whether we're
    getting positive or negative results from these contacts
    but we are serious about achieving something from those
    contacts. We hope the Israelis are as serious as we are in
    these contacts and I warn the Israelis from any tactical
    moves" Qurie told reporters in Ramallah on Tuesday, a day
    after holding talks with an Egyptian mediator and
    Palestinian President Yasser Arafat.

    The talks, coupled with signals from militants that
    they might accept a ceasefire, are to be followed by
    meetings in the coming days to work out a truce pact.

    Israeli Prime Minister, Ariel Sharon speaking during a
    visit to Italy on Tuesday said that he hoped to meet Qurie
    soon to discuss how to restart a U.S.-sponsored "road map"
    peace plan.

    He said Israel would eschew military action as long as
    there were no more Palestinian suicide bombings or other
    attacks.

    Palestinian leaders have said they can do little to
    control militant factions since most operate in areas under
    military occupation, breeding popular resentment, and any
    crackdown would risk civil war unless Israel withdrew
    forces first.


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