It Takes Seven Tanks to Rape a Village
Update on incursion by the Israeli Military into the Askar Refugee Camp near occupied Nablus, West Bank
From inside the Askar refugee camp, one ISM international and two Palestinians have filed the following report to the
ISM office.
The Israeli Military stormed into camp this morning with seven tanks, several jeeps and helicopters. None of three we
spoke to knows why the military suddenly invaded, but they do know that one Palestinian, Amees Abu Salim, is dead and
lying in the street. In addition, two homes are burning, and the occupation forces are denying entrance to the
firefighters.
Although curfew has been imposed throughout the camp, Palestinians are beginning to break it, venturing out in
neighborhoods that are away from the primary fighting, which is on the main street of the camp. An hour ago, boys began
to throw rocks at the jeeps at one end of the camp. Soldiers are replying with real ammunition, (unlike the rubber
bullets they fired at internationals last week).
One young man has been injured, Ahmed Abu Jameelha, a l9-year-old student who was throwing rocks, the only form of
ammunition available to the young Palestinians.
We will continue to update you as information from the ISM activists comes into the office.