West Bank offensive grips towns as deaths mount
Palestinian civilians bear the toll of a 15 day Israeli offensive. Curfews lock nearly 2 million in effect, mass detentions rise, and towns around Jenin face house-to-house searches and shelling. Israeli casualties total 29 soldiers and 33 Israelis killed, with global concern growing as secrecy and closed zones spread.
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Israeli court orders army to return Palestinian bodies from Jenin camp
The Israeli Supreme Court ruled the army must hand over the bodies of Palestinians killed in Jenin refugee camp and include Red Cross workers in body recovery teams after days of fighting. The decision coincided with Secretary of State Powell’s talks with Yasser Arafat in Ramallah where no cease-fire progress was reported. Palestinians accuse Israel of mass graves as Arab Israelis petitioned to reveal the dead.
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Trauma Gaps Open as Both Sides Count Casualties
In Jerusalem a Palestinian psychiatrist treats a man who blew himself up after seeking help for a doomed plan while an Israeli doctor tends to a Jewish settler stabbed during a home invasion. The conflict has left deep psychological scars beyond the mounting death toll of over 1,200 Palestinians and 450 Israelis in the 17th month of the uprising, affecting families and witnesses on both sides.
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