41. At least six Palestinians were killed Wednesday when Israeli troops entered Beit Rima, north of Ramallah, looking for militants who assassinated the Israeli Tourism Minister last week. 42. At one of two houses where Israeli troops took positions, they broke a door and windows upon entering and posted troops on the porch and roof. 43. At Kalkilya, the army demolished Palestinian-owned greenhouses, saying they had served as cover for gunmen attacking Israeli troops. 44. At one point, Israeli troops of the same age drove among the protestors dropping tear gas and concussion grenades. 45. At sunrise, as helicopters hovered overhead on standby, Israeli troops went into buildings that were preselected as a sector headquarters and surveillance posts. 46. At another Israeli checkpoint protecting settlements near Ramallah, four Palestinians were wounded when Israeli troops opened fire with rubber-coated bullets to disperse a protest. 47. At the end of those three years, Israeli troops would be stationed at sites in the Jordan Valley under the supervision of the international forces. 48. At the same time, peace presupposes the withdrawal of Israeli troops from major Arab towns before elections for a Palestinian Council. 49. At least five Palestinians have died in the daily rock-throwing, bomb-tossing clashes with Israeli troops there. 50. At the same time, Israeli troops and security units have intensified their arrests of Palestinian militants. |