ISRAELI ARMY OPENS FIRE ON CIVILIANS IN THE STREETS OF JENIN
from the International Solidarity Movement - Friday, June 21, 2002 - 12:50pm
[JENIN] The curfew in Jenin was lifted mid-morning today. Two hours later, with no warning the army returned to the main city. The streets were still full of people trying to buy supplies before curfew was reimposed. Israeli soldiers opened fire on the crowd of people in the market and in the streets. Al-Razi Hospital has a dead 6 year old girl, Sujoud Mohammad Turki - shot in the head, and several more wounded, including Sujoud’s 12 year old brother and 2 1/2 year old sister, who went out with their father to buy food from the market. The streets are still blocked by tanks, preventing people from moving back to places of safety. There are several internationals in the city. Some are trying to get to other hospitals in the area.
Contacts in Jenin:
Tobias (067 362 344)
Jim (053 812 874)
Rick (067-456-158)
Rebecca (055-558-954)
Dr. Ali Jabareen (Al Razi Hospital) - 04-250-2653
Dead:
Sujoud Mohammad Turki- 6 yrs old
Ahmed Yousef Abu Aziz - 6 years old
Jamil Yousef Abu Aziz - 12 years old
Hilal Mustafa Mahmoud Shidah - 50 years old
Injuries:
Nael Mohammad Turki - 12 years old
Sheva Ahmed Turki Fahmawi - 2.5 years old
Hassan Amin al-Tamimi - 16 years old (bullet in head)
Khaled Taha Ahmed - 42 years
Diab Mahmoud Al-Staty - 20 years
Hassan Abu-Zaid (serious condition/shot in chest) - 27 years old
