Democratic Palestine : 39 (ص 5)
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Brigade’s harrassment of the population
in April. Nahalin, near Bethlehem, was
also declared a closed area on April 12-
13th, the anniversary of last year’s mas-
sacre of five village residents by the army.
These are only afew examples.
The real prelude to the May 20th
massacre was on April 26th, Eid al Fitr,
the Muslim holiday at the end of the
Ramadan fast. Residents of Jabalya
camp in the Gaza Strip were on their way
to the cemetery to pay their respects to
the dead, as is the custom on this day.
They were suddenly confronted by a
military force which fired teargas without
warning. In the ensuing clash, three
Palestinians were shot dead as Israeli sol-
diers fired indiscriminately into a crowd
of 4,000. Approximately 225 people were
injured, about half by gunfire. They
ranged in age from 2 to 80 years. On the
same day a West Bank youth was shot
and killed in a similar march to the cemet-
eryin Qabatya.
Army Chief-of-Staff Shomron him-
self supervised the operation in Jabalya,
including shooting live ammunition and
loads of teargas from army gunships, and
imposed a longterm curfew on the camp.
Jabalya’s residents are however experi-
enced at defying curfews; 5,000 grouped
together and stormed military command
posts, giving the Zionist troops an all-day
battle and injuring 12 soldiers. The com-
ment of Matan Vilnai, military comman-
der of the Strip, makes one think that the
occupation forces had planned the whole
thing. As quoted in Haaretz, April 27th,
he said, «We expected that a matter of
this sort would happen. The quiet was
suspicious in our eyes. In the end, it
exploded.» It is noteworthy that last year
at Eid al Fitr, two Palestinians were killed
and 150 injured in Nusseirat camp in the
Strip.
A joint communique issued by Al
Haq and the Palestine Human Rights
Center concerning the events in
Jabalya, April 26th, listed a series of
previous incidents involving multiple
and indiscriminate killings and injuries:
-December 16,1988, eight Palestinians
were killed and 20 injured in Nablus,
during a funeral procession.
-April 13, 1989, five Palestinians were
killed and 30 injured in Nahalin, fol-
lowing a night raid on the village.
-May 19, 1989, five Palestinians were
killed and 46 injured in Shabura,
Rafah Camp, following the lifting of a
long curfew.
-June 16, 1989, three Palestinians were
killed and 40 injured in Rafah.
The statement concluded: «The events
in Jabalya indicate that the Israeli
army is continuing to pursue a policy
of excessive force including the illegal
use of lethal force and the wilful and
brutal infliction of injuries.»
A further Zionist atrocity occur-
red after the May 20th massacre. On
June 12th, an Israeli soldier hurled
teargas into the window of the
UNRWA health center in Gaza. Inside
were several hundred women, children
and infants, waiting for preventive care
services. Sixty-six persons, mainly chil-
dren sustained serious injury. The
Zionist soldier was released after a
brief detention for acting beyond the
scope of his orders.
Shatta Camp - frequently curfewed
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