Israelis kill 2 Palestinians
2004-06-24 11:46
Jerusalem - Israeli troops posted near a Gaza Strip settlement killed on Thursday two armed Palestinians, the army said.
The Palestinians were just metres from an army outpost responsible for protecting the Jewish settlement of Dugit when soldiers spotted them and fired, the army said.
In searches, troops found the bodies of two Palestinians dressed in bullet-proof vests and armed with submachine guns, ammunition clips and grenades, the army said.
In a separate incident just before midnight, troops near the Gaza settlement of Bedolah saw a Palestinian digging in the sand, a military official said. Soldiers fired in the air, but when the Palestinian failed to leave the area they fired and hit him, the official said.
It was still unclear on Thursday whether the Palestinian was killed or wounded. Searches were expected later in the day, the official said.
- AP