111. Most of Beit Jalla was deserted Wednesday, with residents having left ahead of the Israeli incursion. 112. Most of Beit Jalla was deserted Wednesday, with many residents having left ahead of the Israeli incursion. 113. One died when Israeli helicopters fired on the Deheishe refugee camp, and the others were killed during an Israeli incursion into the Aida camp. 114. One died when Israeli helicopters fired on the Deheishe refugee camp, and the other was killed during an Israeli incursion into the Aida camp. 115. Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat condemned the Israeli incursions which began Thursday, and called for the United States and Europe to press Israel to halt the operations. 116. Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat denounced the Israeli incursion. 117. Palestinians complain that the frequent Israeli incursions, added to roadblocks and other restrictions, have decimated their economy and caused widespread poverty. 118. One of the most feared and reviled local Palestinian leaders in Nablus is among the dead in the Israeli incursion into the West Bank. 119. Previous Israeli incursions into Palestinian-controlled territory have evoked harsh criticism from the United States and other governments. 120. Previous Israeli incursions have drawn criticism from the Palestinians, who call them aggression, and from the United States, which has labeled them provocative. |