Israel Kills Five Palestinians in W.Bank-Witnesses

Reuters ^ | Fri March 14, 2003 01:48 AM ET (Israel Time) | Reuters Staff

[Pro-Bush]

Israel Kills Five Palestinians in W.Bank-Witnesses Fri March 14, 2003 01:48 AM ET JENIN, West Bank (Reuters) - Israeli forces killed at least five Palestinians on Friday during a raid on the Jenin refugee camp in the West Bank, Palestinian witnesses said. An Israeli military source had no immediate information on the reported deaths but said soldiers had shot several gunmen who had opened fire during an army operation against wanted militants.

The witnesses said tanks and helicopters took part in the raid on the camp, the site of fierce fighting in an Israeli military offensive in the West Bank nearly a year ago after Palestinian suicide attacks in Israel.

On Thursday, Israeli special forces killed five armed Palestinians in a swoop on their hideout in the village of Tamoun, south of the city of Jenin.

Israel has been stepping up operations against militant strongholds in the West Bank and Gaza. At least 1,930 Palestinians and 726 Israelis have been killed since the Palestinian uprising for statehood began in September 2000.

[Pro-Bush]

Why does Reuters always "keep score" on the number of Palestinians vs. Israelis killed on almost every Israeli victory.

[July 4th]

The story is never "5 killed after attack on Police." It's always a one-sided headline. And you're right - Reuters does keep score. I think someone in their bureau must have a "Deaths I Attribute To The Jews" chalkboard.

[bart99]

Every story scores the kill-count *sigh*

Even this one
"Israel has been stepping up operations against militant strongholds in the West Bank and Gaza. At least 1,930 Palestinians and 726 Israelis have been killed since the Palestinian uprising for statehood began in September 2000."

What they don't say is 700 Israelis killed by homicide bombers while 1,930 Palestinians were killed through defensive, even offensive military action designed to thwart more homice bomings.

[Pro-Bush]

Do you know if the 1,930 Palestinians include the ones the committed suicide..I mean homicide?

[Pro-Bush]

cool graphic..

[bart99]

Nope..... but it probably does.

[Diogenesis]

I have ZERO sympathy for the murderous Palestinians.

Palestinians murder Americans with impugnity.
They should be arrested and held accountable today.

========= Haifa =========

In Haifa, recent Palestinian homicidal bombing, on March 5, 2003. A score of souls were murdered, and two score more wounded

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========= Haifa =========

In Haifa, the funeral of Abigail Leitel, 14, murdered above, borne in New Hampshire.

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[Pro-Bush]

Very touching..Thanks for sharing. Was this the bus of school students from a few weeks back?

[Mr. Mojo]

Reuters is an insufferably boring Arabist institution, kind of like the U.S. State Department. ...Not Colin Powell himself, but the careerist lackeys who work there.

[Slings and Arrows]

At least 1,930 Palestinians and 726 Israelis have been killed since the Palestinian uprising for statehood began in September 2000.

How disgusting - since Arafat alone has 40,000 "policemen," that first number should be higher by a factor of 20+. Israelis: Go practice!

P.S. I wrote my tagline BEFORE this article was posted. It wasn't difficult.

[Pro-Bush]

You must have good sources..This was only 5 minutes old on the wires when I posted it.

[Samurai_Jack]

Excellent breakdown Here is an excellent breakdown of the statistics...

Fatalities in the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict

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An Engineered Tragedy: Statistical Analysis of Fatalities

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Breakdown of Fatalities: 27 September 2000 through 11 March 2003

Palestinians	2119	Israelis	734
No. of whom were female	97	No. of whom were female	231
Non-Combatants killed by Opposite Side No. of whom were female	800 71	Non-Combatants killed by Opposite Side No. of whom were female	568 226
Combatants killed by Opposite Side	938	Combatants killed by Opposite Side	152
People killed by actions of own side	274	People killed by actions of own side	15
Non-Combatants below age 12	60	Non-Combatants below age 12	26
Non-Combatant Males between ages 12-29	439	Non-Combatant Males between ages 12-29	142
Non-Combatants Aged >= 45	72	Non-Combatants Aged >= 45	180

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[American in Israel]

Do you know if the 1,930 Palestinians include the ones the committed suicide..I mean homicide?

In fact it does. It even includes the ones who blew themselves up by accident before they got into Israel. Another strange statistic, people have stopped dying from natural causes in Palestine. Nobody dies from old age or traffic accidents anymore, they are all killed by JOOO's...

[SJackson]

More significantly, why do their headlines indentify them as Palestinians, leading one to think they're civilian casualties.

An update.

IDF: Six Terrorists Killed In Jenin

(IsraelNN.com) Official IDF sources are reporting six terrorists were killed in a shootout with soldiers in PA-controlled Jenin. There were no injuries to IDF soldiers.

[SJackson]

Eleven, two different incidents

IDF kills 11 Palestinian militiamen in overnight battles

Soldiers entered Tamoun, a village near Jenin, Thursday night, killing five Palestinians in a gun battle. According to the IDF, at least three were Hamas members.

In a pre-dawn incursion into Jenin, Israeli soldiers were fired upon and killed a further six Palestinians, reportedly members of Islamic Jihad.

[Toddsterpatriot]

- Israeli forces killed at least five Palestinians on Friday during a raid on the Jenin refugee camp in the West Bank

I thought the Israelis already killed everyone in Jenin last year. I hadn't heard there were any survivors. /anti-Israeli propaganda off

[showme_the_Glory]

Nice to know, mathmatically speaking, everytime a Palestinian kills an Israeli, approximately two more Palestinians are going to die as well....Do they not teach math to Palestinians????

[thoughtomator]

They do, specifically that a higher birthrate can more than make up for a losing casualty ratio. You can thank Egypt (1956) for that particular lesson.

[Publius6961]

And "witnesses" are lying sandmaggots, all.
Like the "corpse" which fell off the platform and got off the ground and back on, LOL

[E Rocc]

And "witnesses" are lying sandmaggots, all.

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