Devastation following Israeli incursion into Balata, plus march

Описание: (1 Mar 2002) STORY
Israeli soldiers carried out house to house searches in the Balata refugee camp in the West Bank on Friday, damaging and destroying buildings in the process.

To stay out of alleyways controlled by snipers and militants with explosives, the soldiers went from house to house by knocking down walls between the flimsy shelters, residents said.

Residents claim that over ten houses have been destroyed so far in the operation.

Palestinian security officials said most of the gunmen had left the camp, and the Israeli soldiers were not making arrests. Instead, they said, it appeared that the soldiers were looking for weapons and explosives.

Since the operation began early Thursday, 15 Palestinians and one Israeli soldier has been killed. Dozens of Palestinians were injured, doctors and witnesses said.

The Israeli operation drew stiff criticism from Palestinians and some Israelis.

In the West Bank town of Ramallah at least one Palestinian stone throwing youth was shot by Israeli army gunmen.

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