A briefing resuming recent news events in the Middle East, cropped from various online sources.

Ahmad Nimer – Beit Liqya
It was a bomb and it exploded, and he was killed. The Occupation forces tend to leave bombs in the lands they want to confiscate, to terrorize the people. My son died but still we did not stop going to our lands. I made a symbolic tomb for my son in one of my fields.
http://stopthewall.org/communityvoices/467.shtml

Palestinians demonstrate over lack of PA action against fence
"Mere condemnation is insufficient. The ministers don't care about the barrier, it doesn't affect them. They get VIP treatment at checkpoints and send their children to study abroad," Salameh Abu Eid, 25, from Biddu village told Reuters.
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/414576.html

Villagers Punished for Peaceful Protests
Villagers Northwest of Jerusalem, who peacefully protested against the construction of the separation wall, reported that they are being repeatedly harassed and punished by the army. In addition to grabbing their land, dozens were arrested and army regularly set the villages under strict curfews.
http://www.imemc.org/headlines/2004/April/week2/041204/villagers%20punished.htm

Forces kill three Palestinians
Military sources had earlier said that around four gunmen had opened fire and thrown grenades at troops around greenhouses on the outskirts of the settlement at around 05:00. Troops returned fire and recovered the bodies later in the morning.
http://www.news24.com/News24/World/News/0,,2-10-1462_1511211,00.html

2 Civilians Wounded in Bethlehem, Israeli Thrust into Jenin
The security sources reported that around twenty Israeli tanks and armoured personnel carriers rolled into Jenin and its Refugee Camp, amid intensive heavy fire. Witnesses said Israeli troops hurled stun bombs and opened intensive fire at civilians’ houses, causing a state of panic among children and women
http://english.wafa.ps/body.asp?field=tech_news&id=441

IOF Wounds Civilian in Gaza
Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) early Monday wounded a citizen and opened heavy fire on civilians in the Gaza Strip Cities of Khanyounis and Rafah, medical sources and witnesses said.
http://english.wafa.ps/body.asp?field=tech_news&id=437

Israeli Under-Cover Units Kidnap Civilian in Bethlehem
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