Soldiers Kill Arab Girl, 10; 27 Hurt
Soldiers fatally shot a 10-year-old Palestinian girl in the head Sunday and reportedly wounded at least 27 other Arabs during widespread clashes triggered by mass arrests in the occupied lands.
The army confirmed one injury and the girl’s death in the Gaza Strip and said it is investigating the circumstances.
Two other Palestinians died in explosions in the West Bank, including a 12-year-old boy who picked up an unidentified object that blew up, the army said.
The upsurge in violence came as leaders of the Palestinian uprising called for a “higher stage of struggle” against Israel to mark the second anniversary this week of the intifada , which began Dec. 9, 1987.
In the West Bank city of Nablus, hundreds of soldiers carried out a massive search for uprising activists for a third day after detaining suspects and killing four others Friday and Saturday.
Palestinians responded to the sweep by staging a general strike Sunday throughout the West Bank, Gaza Strip and Arab East Jerusalem. Dozens of youths burned tires and hurled rocks and bottles in refugee camps, towns and neighborhoods in the Gaza Strip, Arab reports said.
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