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To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (58733)	11/25/2002 1:54:45 PM
From: Karen Lawrence	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

Israeli troops shoot, kill 8-year-old boy Associated Press MIDEAST RESOURCES chron.com NABLUS, West Bank -- Israeli troops shot and killed an 8-year-old Palestinian boy in Nablus today as hundreds of youths ignored a curfew and threw stones at soldiers on their way home from school, witnesses and hospital officials said. The children gathered in the center of the city, hurling stones at an army jeep, witnesses said. The soldiers opened fire, killing the boy, Jihad Faqeh, hospital officials said. Seven Palestinians were wounded, including two adults who were in serious condition. The Israeli army said troops fired to disperse stone-throwers, and that two explosive devices were thrown toward soldiers. Israeli troops have been patrolling Nablus, the West Bank's largest city, since June, keeping more than 200,000 residents under curfew for much of the time. Israel says Nablus is a stronghold of Palestinian militants and that its military presence there is necessary to prevent attacks on Israeli civilians. Hundreds of other Nablus residents ventured out onto the streets, violating the curfew, to buy goods to prepare the evening meal that breaks the daylong fast during the holy month of Ramadan. Observant Muslims don't eat, drink, smoke or have sex during daylight hours throughout Ramadan. Large dinners just after sundown are the norm, though the Israeli military presence in most West Bank towns, accompanied by a curfew that keeps shops closed, has made it difficult for many families to prepare the meals. In the West Bank town of Bethlehem, the Israeli army pulled its troops out of the center of Bethlehem, and Palestinian residents ventured out of their homes for the first time since last week. But the army said there was no formal withdrawal, and soldiers and their armored vehicles remained nearby, gathering at a building that was under construction on the edge of town. The army rolled into Bethlehem early Friday in retaliation for a suicide bombing that killed 11 bus passengers in nearby Jerusalem. The soldiers placed the residents of Bethlehem under a strict curfew, and arrested more than 30 suspected militants. The Jerusalem bomber came from Bethlehem. Residents said they saw armored vehicles leave Bethlehem early Monday for the nearby village of Beit Sahour. Believing the army had pulled back, they went out onto the streets to buy essentials, such as bread and milk. Vendors opened their vegetable stands and life slowly began to return to normal. But then border patrol officers in jeeps drove into the town, checking identification cards and sending residents back home. An army spokesman said there had been no formal pullout, and a contingent of troops parked their armored vehicles in a lot near a nine-story building on the edge of Bethlehem. Throughout the West Bank, the Israeli army often pulls back to the outskirts of Palestinian areas, prepared to immediately return if it deems necessary. Israeli armored vehicles, which had been surrounding the Church of the Nativity -- built on the site where Christians believe Jesus was born -- were gone Monday. Christians were not permitted to attend church services Sunday. The army has said it would like to leave Bethlehem before Christmas, when the town holds large celebrations in more peaceful times. But the army said it intends to first arrest all the suspected militants on its wanted list. More than 30 suspects have been arrested since Friday. In other news, the army said it prevented a suicide attack Saturday when troops arrested two Hamas bombers near Nablus in the West Bank. Computers packed with explosives were found in the taxi the two were riding in, the army said. The computers were blown up in a controlled explosion.