21. Palestinian witnesses said black smoke rose into the air. 22. Palestinian witnesses said four of those detained were women students at Al-Najah University. 23. Palestinian witnesses said Hilmi Shawash of the West Bank village of Hussan was beaten to death earlier this week by Kolman, a guard from a nearby Jewish settlement. 24. Palestinian witnesses said Israeli forces blew up two houses on the hilltop overlooking the enclave. 25. Palestinian witnesses said Israeli helicopter gunships opened fire on the Palestinian gunmen. 26. Palestinian witnesses said Israeli soldiers fired at the camp without provocation. 27. Palestinian witnesses said Israelis fired machine guns from helicopters during the fighting. 28. Palestinian witnesses said one-fourth of the building was blown out, in the lower three floors. 29. Palestinian witnesses said that at a meeting Monday, Arafat accused Rajoub of insubordination and waved a pistol in his face, then dropped it because he was shaking. 30. Palestinian witnesses said that by mid-afternoon, Israeli troops took positions on hills overlooking the protesters and opened fire. |