WORLD : Curfew Ordered After Gaza Riots
Military curfews confined 150,000 Palestinians to their homes in the occupied Gaza Strip today following two days of rioting in which at least 185 Palestinians were wounded by army gunfire.
An additional 350 Gaza residents were treated for lesser injuries from rubber bullets, beatings and tear-gas inhalation, according to the U.N. Relief and Works Agency, which oversees Palestinian aid programs.
The army spokesman’s office said eight areas in Gaza were under curfew today, including the village of Beit Hanoun, where clashes began Saturday and spread throughout Gaza.
Reporters and photographers without military escort were barred from the seaside strip, where more than 700,000 Palestinians live.
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