The Death Toll of Al-Zaytoon Massacre Climbs to 17
GAZA, May 16, 2004, (WAFA) - Palestinian citizen died of wounds he sustained recently after being shot and wounded during Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) incursion into al-Zaytoon in Gaza, Palestinian medical sources said.... Fuad Abu Sha'ban 21, died early on Sunday of wounds he sustained after having been shot by IOF during the Israeli invasion of al-Zaytoon Neighbourhood, east of Gaza, last week, Director of Emergency Service at al-Shifa hospital told WAFA.... The death toll of al-Zaytoon massacre climbed to 17. Four other wounded are still receiving treatment at the Intensive Care Unit, he added.... Last week tens of Israeli tanks, backed by helicopter gunships, stormed al-Zaytoon neighborhood and launched a wide-scale terrorist attack. 16 citizens were killed, hundreds wounded and tens of houses were demolished during the attack.