Israel – Palestinian occupied territories
Three young Israeli settlers killed south of Bethlehem
Concern for our volonteers

On October 16th 2005 in the afternoon, near the checkpoint of Gush Etzion, at the entrance of Bethlehem, three underage Israeli settlers, among them a fifteen year old from the Israeli settlement of Ma’on, and two girls from the settlement of Kamil respectively 18 and 20 years old, were killed by some Palestinians shooting at them, whereas other three were seriously injured.
Tomorrow 17th October, at 9 o’clock there will be the funerals of the three young Israelis near the settlement of Susiya south of Hebron.
The volunteers of Operation Dove condemn this terrible crime against the young Israelis and express there deep sorrow to the families of the young victims. Our volunteers will remain with the population of Susiya during these hours. The Israeli army is in alert, in case of actions by the settlers of the area against the Palestinian inhabitants of the same area.

Press release

This morning, 16th October 2005, around 6.00 am in the neighbourhood of the village of At-Tuwani on the hills South of Hebron, some shepherds that were at pasture with their flock on their land were attacked by three settlers of the Israeli out-post Hill 833. The settlers, one of whom had an M-16 and another a bayonet, after having thrown stones at the shepherds, cut the throat and killed a goat and wounded a sheep with stones. The area where the attack took place is the poorest of the West Bank and the population earns a living through a poor economy based on sheep rearing and harvesting.

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Press Release

Aboud, Ramallah Area, West Bank – Today at 3.20 pm an IDF Military Officer from Bet El military base, gave notice of expropriation land to Christians and Muslim citizens of Aboud, a Palestinian village in West Bank, 6 Kilometres far from the Green Line, the limit between West Bank and the State of Israel.
The Officer went around the land among some of the owners of it, showing the route of the Wall. He said work will be start soon if owners don t complain to High Court of Israel; the Officer inform the owner have 7 days since today to complain. Presented many citizens of the village, all sad for what is happening. Around the 30% of all he families in Aboud will lose land.

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