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As Bethlehem mourns four resistance men, Barak says the army will continue to kill Palestinians

author Thursday March 13, 2008 23:29author by Ghassan Bannoura - IMEMC News Report post

At least ten thousand residents of the southern West Bank city of Bethlehem took part in the funeral at midday on Thursday of the four Palestinian resistance fighters who were killed by the Israeli army late on Wednesday night.


Mourners carry Mohammad Shehada on Thursday – Photo by IMEMC's Ghassan Bannoura

Residents gathered at midday and held prayers before carrying the four men to a grave yard located in Obiyat village, two kilometres east of Bethlehem city.

Mohammad Shehada, Imad el-Kamel, Issa Marzouk and Ahmad el-Balboul, all from Bethlehem were ambushed by Israeli troops dressed in civilian clothes and driving a civilian car, in a Bethlehem suburb, killing them instantly. Israel claimed the four men were wanted.

As Bethlehem mourned the four men, the Israeli Defense minister, Ehod Barak, stated that the army will continue to hunt down Palestinian resistance fighters in both the West Bank and Gaza Strip.

Commenting on Wednesday's Bethlehem attack, Barak told Israeli reporters "Yesterday in Bethlehem we demonstrated once again that the state of Israel will continue to pursue and strike all killers with Jewish blood on their hands,"

Barak's comments were made during a ceremony for the Israeli army in the occupied city of Jerusalem today.

category bethlehem | israeli attacks | news report author email ghassanb at imemc dot org


Mourners gather in the Nativity Square, Bethlehem on Thursday – Photo by IMEMC's Ghassan Bannoura

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