VARIOUS: ISRAELI TROOPS MOVE INTO WEST BANK TOWN AFTER SOLDIER IS STABBED/TWO MORE PALESTINIANS VICTIMS OF CLASHES ARE BURIED

Record ID: 400301

  • Title: VARIOUS: ISRAELI TROOPS MOVE INTO WEST BANK TOWN AFTER SOLDIER IS STABBED/TWO MORE PALESTINIANS VICTIMS OF CLASHES ARE BURIED
  • Date: 3rd December 2000
  • Summary: ARAM NEAR RAMALLAH, WEST BANK (DECEMBER 3, 2000) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL) 1. SLV, ISRAELI ARMY VEHICLES RUSHING DOWN STREETS TOWARDS PALESTINIAN YOUTHS 0.05 2. SLV ISRAELI TROOPS GETTING OUT OF BACK OF TRUCKS TO THROW TEAR GAS GRENADES AT RIOTERS 0.17 3. SLV, PALESTINIANS THROWING STONES 0.24 4. VARIOUS, ISRAELI ARMY VEHICLES DISPERSI
  • Embargoed: 18th December 2000 12:00
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  • Location: HEBRON, ARAM AND RAMALLAH, WEST BANK/ JERUSALEM
  • City:
  • Country: Palestinian Territories
  • Reuters ID: LVABLBUPAG8W0PM0W5HQFVVXRNOH
  • Story Text: The Israeli army were quick to react to the stabbing in
    the neck of an Israeli soldier in the West Bank town of Aram,
    they fired shots and drove at high speed towards Palestinians
    who were throwing stones.

    Hundreds of demonstrators gathered in the West Bank town
    of Hebron, to mourn the loss of Naif Abu Snena, 48 who died on
    Sunday (December 3,) as a result of injuries to the head.

    Palestinians claim that Israeli soldiers heavily beat Abu
    Snena four days ago (November 30).

    The funeral of Shahadah Jaafri was also held in the West
    Bank town of Ramallah and reports remain divided over the
    incident which led to his death. Voice of Palestine Radio
    reports that Jaafri was a builder using a drill near a window
    and that an Israeli sniper shot him. Israeli defence officials
    claim they saw an armed Palestinian and took defensive action.

    The Israeli army first reported that soldiers who shot him
    had responded to gunfire, but it later said he was targeted
    because he looked suspicious and was in a building used
    recently by Palestinian gunmen.

    Meanwhile, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak met with his
    cabinet for the first time since calling an early election.

    Israel said on Sunday that it will cooperate with an
    international inquiry into the recent weeks of violence
    between Israelis and Palestinians, in which at least 293
    people, mostly Palestinians, have been killed.

    Dropping its initial reluctance, Israel's government said
    it would work with investigators, led by former U.S. Senator
    George Mitchell, a veteran of the Northern Ireland peace
    process. His team is due in the Middle East in two weeks.

    Lagging behind his right-wing opponents in polls, Barak
    launched his campaign on Thursday by proposing an idea for a
    partial peace deal with the Palestinians, the only thing
    analysts say ensures him victory in a re-election bid.

    Palestinians quickly rejected the offer, but doves in
    Barak's Labour party, led by Justice Minister Yossi Beilin,
    are eager to cut a deal to stay in power.

    Talks have been deadlocked since fighting erupted
    following a controversial visit on September 28 by Israeli
    right-winger Ariel Sharon to a site in Jerusalem holy to
    Muslims and Jews.

    Jewish settlers from Shilo, demonstrated in Jerusalem
    against the lack of security and protection they receive from
    the Israeli government. Buses and settlers have been shot at
    near Shilo and residents are concerned for their safety.

    The demonstrators made banners and stood by the roadside
    waving the Israeli flag.


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