Nablus, Occupied Palestine
Wednesday, February 28, 2007
The Israeli Occupation Forces reinvaded Nablus city for the second time in less than 48 hours. Tens of armored personnel carriers and bulldozers spread all over the city and special forces have occupied several buildings in different neighborhoods in and around the old city. The Israeli army arrested members of families of wanted Palestinian fighters in an attempt to pressure them to surrender.
Soldiers are conducting house to house searches in the old city terrorizing the civilian population and destroying property. Sounds of explosions are heard inside the old city and in neighborhoods surrounding it. The Israeli army is interrupting the local radio and TV broadcasts and using the same frequencies to announce communiqués to the residents of Nablus that include the names of the wanted Palestinian fighters and instructing people not to give assistance to them.
An-Najah National University and all schools have been closed and students were instructed to remain in their homes fearing for their lives. The Israeli Army has also surrounded the local Palestinian hospitals searching everyone who comes in and out and interfering in the movement of ambulances.
Palestinian children are throwing stones on the Israeli armored vehicles as they pass in the streets and Israeli soldiers are firing on them with rubber-coated metal bullets and with live ammunition and tear gas. Palestinian politicians are saying that Israel is trying to destroy any prospects for a peaceful resolution to the conflict by sabotaging the formation of Palestinian National Unity Government.
The security situation in Nablus is deteriorating very fast and residents are fearing that this operation will result in a large number of civilian casualties. Palestinian civil society organizations in Nablus have issued a call to the International Community to intervene to stop the Israeli campaign of terror and onslaught against the city of Nablus.
Wednesday, February 28, 2007
The Israeli Occupation Forces reinvaded Nablus city for the second time in less than 48 hours. Tens of armored personnel carriers and bulldozers spread all over the city and special forces have occupied several buildings in different neighborhoods in and around the old city. The Israeli army arrested members of families of wanted Palestinian fighters in an attempt to pressure them to surrender.
Soldiers are conducting house to house searches in the old city terrorizing the civilian population and destroying property. Sounds of explosions are heard inside the old city and in neighborhoods surrounding it. The Israeli army is interrupting the local radio and TV broadcasts and using the same frequencies to announce communiqués to the residents of Nablus that include the names of the wanted Palestinian fighters and instructing people not to give assistance to them.
An-Najah National University and all schools have been closed and students were instructed to remain in their homes fearing for their lives. The Israeli Army has also surrounded the local Palestinian hospitals searching everyone who comes in and out and interfering in the movement of ambulances.
Palestinian children are throwing stones on the Israeli armored vehicles as they pass in the streets and Israeli soldiers are firing on them with rubber-coated metal bullets and with live ammunition and tear gas. Palestinian politicians are saying that Israel is trying to destroy any prospects for a peaceful resolution to the conflict by sabotaging the formation of Palestinian National Unity Government.
The security situation in Nablus is deteriorating very fast and residents are fearing that this operation will result in a large number of civilian casualties. Palestinian civil society organizations in Nablus have issued a call to the International Community to intervene to stop the Israeli campaign of terror and onslaught against the city of Nablus. Y aquí viene mi intento de traducción…
Nablus, Palestina Ocupada
Miércoles, 28 de Febrero de 2007
Las Fuerzas de Ocupación Israelí han vuelto a invadir Nablus por segunda vez en menos de 48 horas. Decenas de carros blindados y buldozers se han distribuido por toda la ciudad y las fuerzas especiales han ocupado varios edificios en diferentes vecindarios dentro de la ciudad vieja y alrededor de ésta. El ejército israelí ha arrestado a los familiares de los combatientes palestinos en un intento de forzar a éstos a rendirse.
Los soldados están llevando a cabo búsquedas de casa en casa en la ciudad vieja aterrorizando a la población civil y destruyendo sus propiedades. Se escuchan explosiones dentro de la ciudad vieja y en los vecindarios próximos. El ejército israelí interrumpe las transmisiones de la radio y la televisión locales y usa esas mismas frecuencias para emitir comunicados a los residentes de Nablus que incluyen los nombres de los combatientes palestinos buscados, dando instrucciones de no prestarles ayuda.
La Universidad Nacional de An-Najah y todas las escuelas han sido cerradas y se ha dado instrucciones a los estudiantes de que permanezcan en sus casas, ya que se teme por sus vidas. El ejército israelí también ha rodeado los hospitales palestinos locales, registrando a todo el que entra o sale de ellos, e interfiriendo en el movimiento de las ambulancias.
Los niños palestinos están tirando piedras a los blindados israelíes cuando estos pasan por las calles, y los soldados israelíes les disparan balas de metal recubiertas de goma, munición real y gases lacrimógenos. Los políticos palestinos dicen que Israel está intentando destruir las expectativas para una solución pacífica al conflicto saboteando la formación de un gobierno de unidad nacional.
La situación de seguridad en Nablus se está deteriorando rápidamente y los residentes temen que esta operación termine con un gran número de bajas civiles. Las organizaciones civiles palestinas en Nablus han realizado un llamamiento a la Comunidad Internacional para que intervenga y pare esta campaña de terror y ataque contra la ciudad de Nablus.
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