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MOH: Israeli Troops Kill 55 Palestinians in May
GAZA, May 17, 2004 (WAFA)- Palestinian Ministry of Health (MOH) revealed Monday that the total number of Palestinian civilians killed by Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) from the beginning of May is 55, while the number of the wounded is 437.... MOH said in a report that IOF killed, since the beginning of May, 55 civilians; 48 in the Gaza Strip and 7 in the West Bank.... The report affirmed that the last week has been the bloodiest as 32 civilians were killed of wounds in the upper part of the body and head, which reveals that the IOF pre-planned the killing of as many civilians as possible.... According to the report, the total number of wounded hospitalized has risen to 473; 129 in the West Bank and 308 in the Gaza Strip.... “IOF soldiers intentionally targeted children as 15 children, aged under 18, were killed, including a 6-year-old childâ€, according to the report.... On its part, MOH appealed to the International Community to immediately intervene to stop the organized Israeli state terror and to provide the Palestinian people with international protection.