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"Bloodfall" in Rafah Continues, Expected More
RAFAH, May 19, 2004, (WAFA)- Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) rolled Wednesday into the neighbourhood of al-Barazil, south of the Rafah while the Israeli massacre is still ongoing in the neighbourhood of Tal al-Sultan as the death toll mounted to 20, Palestinian security sources said.... The sources told WAFA that at least 20 Israeli tanks, armoured vehicles and bulldozers swept into al-Barazil amidst intensive fire on Palestinian houses.... Witnesses from al-Barazil expressed their fear of Israeli bloody attack on their neighbourhood similar to what is going on in Tal al-Sultan. Some of them began to evacuate their houses to avoid the Israeli killing.... In the meantime, Palestinian medical sources said Tuesday night that the death toll of the Israeli massacre in Tal al-Sultan has risen to 20.... The sources said that Ibrahim al-Qen 18, and Zaki Kalloub 31, were killed as they were shot in the chest with live gunshots.... Witnesses said that Israeli sharp shooters, positioned themselves atop of houses shot al-Qen while he was at home. They added that Kalloub, a policeman, was killed as a result of the random fire on houses.... Israeli bloody attack on Tal al-Sultan is still going on. Israeli snipers shot at any thing that moves. Israeli bulldozers are destroying houses, WAFA reporter, in Rafah, said.... Several wounded citizens are still suffering pains and bleeding but Israeli helicopters open fire at ambulances trying to evacuate them, medics told WAFA.... "I heard the crying of my neighbour, he was wounded during the Israeli bombardment of Bilal mosque, he was afraid to leave his house and ambulances could not reach him," Eyewitness, Mohammed Neirab, told WAFA in a phone call.... Four worshippers were killed and several others were wounded when an Israeli helicopter bombarded the mosque while they were praying.... Several houses blazed because of Israeli missiles while others were destroyed by bulldozers, WAFA reporter said.... Columns of Israeli tanks, armoured personnel carriers and several bulldozers swept yesterday morning into the city of Rafah and stationed in Tal al-Sultan neighbourhood in one of the widest terror attacks on Rafah.