[NYTr] Israeli Soldiers Shoot a Woman to death; wound 7 others

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Prensa Latina, Havana
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Israeli Soldiers Shoot a Woman to death; wound 7 others

Gaza, Dec 31 (Prensa Latina) Israeli soldiers kill a woman and wounded
other seven Palestinians in Erez bordering passage, at the northern of
Gaza Strip, security sources reported on Monday.

Those persons were coming back from the pilgrimage to La Mecca, in
Saudi Arabia, by the frontier of Jordan and Israel and when some of
them got closer to the demarcation line the Israeli soldiers opened
fire, noted witnesses who went there to welcome their relatives.

At least 2200 Palestinian pilgrimages are detained at the Jordan port
of Aqaba from where they are not allow returning to Gaza and force to
pass through the Israeli control post of Karm Abu Salem, according to
the Palestinian deputy Khamis Najjar.

Meanwhile, Israel Betselem Non Governmental Organization announced in
its annual report that from January to December 26, 2007, 366
Palestinians died, 53 of them children, in Gaza and the West Bank.

Betselem criticizes Tel Aviv authorities' lack of responsibility in
front of the constant violations of human rights of the Palestinian
people and condemn excessive use of arms by the Israeli Defense Forces
in its frequent raids in the West Bank.

In those military operations over 5 dozen people died in the area.

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