1 Israeli killed, 2 wounded in West Bank shooting

Palestinians shot and killed one Israeli and two others wounded Sunday beginning near tomb of Joseph, a Jewish holy site in the Palestinian city of Nablus, Israeli military and rescue services said.

The circumstances of the shooting were not immediately obvious. An elderly man of about 30 years reaches an Israeli base outside Nablus before dying of his injuries, the army and rescue services said.

Two others, about 20 and 17, reached a Jewish settlement nearby with gunshot wounds and was taken to the hospital.

Jewish worshippers often enter Nablus with a military escort located within an area to pray on the small building traditionally identified as the tomb of the biblical Patriarch, held the Palestinian. These visits are coordinated with the Palestinian security forces. Visit the Israelis Friday, however, seems to have not been coordinated with each side.

Israel Army Radio reported that the faithful identified as Palestinian police snipers.

Jibril al-Bakri, the Palestinian Governor of Nablus, said the Palestinian Authority "studied the incident internally."

A senior Palestinian official said police Palestinians seem to have been involved in the shooting. He spoke on condition of anonymity because the investigation is ongoing.

The Palestinian Authority governs parts of the West Bank under the control of overall security to Israel.

Nablus moved from Israeli to Palestinian control in the 1990s in the Israeli-Palestinian peace process, but Israel retained control on the building of the Tomb. In 2000, after deadly fighting autour Tomb, Israel military torn off and handed over control to the Palestinians. Later, a mob ransacked and torched the building.

The tomb was restored later. Recent years, through the improvement of the conditions of security in the West Bank and reinforced cooperation between Israeli and Palestinian security forces, Jewish worshippers have travelled to the grave in organized convoys.

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Turkish ship death hundreds of wounded from Libya for treatment - the Canadian Press

Turkish ship death hundreds of wounded from Libya for TreatmentBy the associated press - 28 minutes ago

ANKARA, Turkey - A Turkish vessel evacuating hundreds of wounded from Libya achieved Aegean coast of Turkey on Tuesday in a field hospital encrypted, to provide emergency treatment.

Ferry-enabled hospital brought wounded people from the besieged Libyan city of Misurata and the rebel stronghold of Benghazi for treatment in hospitals to Western Turkey. More than 160 ambulances were on stand by mode.

Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu Monday said that Turkey secured a temporary armistice in Misratah by intensive "telephone diplomacy" over the weekend, which allows the vessel to pick up the injured. Misratah, 125 miles (200 km) southeast of the capital Tripoli, had been largely cut off from the world for weeks.

Health Minister Recep Akdag said on Tuesday "Backup of ceasefire was critical" for the operation. It was only the safe passage of Turkish ferry in which and from which the Libyan ports allow to and is not part of the ceasefire, Turkey between nepotism and tries to give the opposition, officials said.

The ferry is 321 wounded and 108 other Libyans accompanying them. The boat is the medical care after Libya, including 29 foreigners, also from Greece, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Uzbekistan, Germany and Finland, and dozens of Turks back.

"Turkey a leading country in the provision of humanitarian aid around the world become," said Akdag reporters at the port of Cesme, as he expected arrival.

The Turkish Government financed the trip, and the Turkish Red Crescent and Islamic aid group IHH staff and supplies provided. Twelve Turkish jets and a frigate provided protection for the ferry.

Turkey has evacuated 25,000 Turkish workers and more than 6,000 foreigners from Libya as it succumbed to chaos.

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Libya Al-Qadhafi says stays wounded related siege hell - Reuters

A wounded man is in a Turkish ship with 250 wounded people from the besieged Libyan city of Misurata, in a port in Benghazi, April 3, 2011.

Credit: Reuters/ESAM al-FetoriBy, Maria Golovnina and Tarek Amara

Tripoli/SFAX, Tunisia | Mon Apr 4, 2011 8:46 pm EDT

Tripoli/SFAX, Tunisia (Reuters) - loyal forces are the Libyan leader Muammar Al-Qadhafi staging a "massacre" in the besieged city of Misurata evacuated said on Monday, as Libya said it was willing to discuss political reform, under the direction of Gaddafi.

Libyan TV showed supporters salute footage of Gaddafi outside his fortified compound in Tripoli. But some residents of the capital, angry of fuel shortages and long queues for basic Western sanctions and air attacks were caused by a popular revolt, began openly predicting his impending doom.

Government spokesman Mussa Ibrahim said Libya was ready for a "political solution" with world powers.

"We have political system changes: Constitution, elections, nothing." "But the leader has lead this forward," he told reporters on the question about the content of the negotiations with other countries.

With Libya in the chaos was an official in the neighboring Algeria Al Qaeda said Reuters al the conflict with weapons, including surface-to-air missile purchase exploit.

The US State Department said that it get had raised concerns weapons in the East of the country, where Gaddafi's forces fighting with the Libyan rebels about the Islamist group.

Evacuated from Misratah, last stronghold of the rebel western Libya, the city described as "Hell". You said that Gaddafi's troops, tanks and snipers against inhabitants, littering the streets with bodies and fill of hospitals with the wounded have used.

"You have to visit Misratah to see, the massacre of Gaddafi," said Omar Mongi, the Tunisian port of Sfax by a French aid group brought a 40-year-old engineer with a gunshot wound to leg injuries. "Bodies are on the road." "Hospitals are overflowing."

Misurata arose with other cities against Gaddafi last month, but most of the others by Government forces was recaptured.

"I could life or die, but I am thinking of my family and friends who are stranded in Misratah, hell", said one tearful Abdullah Lacheeb, who had severe injuries to his pelvis and stomach, and a gunshot wound in his leg.

"Imagine, use tanks against civilians." "He (Al-Qadhafi) is ready to kill everyone there."

GADDAFI greeting

State TV showed what said you him live recordings of Gaddafi briefly waving to supporters through the roof of a jeep outside his connection, while bodyguards trying to prevent that mobbing was.

But in the streets of Tripoli's medieval market forecast some open his case as rebels fighting its troops in East Libya.

"People from the East come here." Maybe in two weeks ", said a businessman who asked that his name not from fear of a used reprisals." "But now fear people."

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Misurata wounded speak to fight to fix - CNN International

The Turkish cruise ship that Ankara was transformed into a hospital ship. It has picked up 360 patients from the Libya.A Turkish hospital ship has collected some 360 Libyan patients "by God, I would go the first chance back to Misurata I get" the ship will take in Turkey for the treatment

Benghazi, Libya (CNN) - hundreds of people in the fighting in the Libyan city of Misurata were injured by a Turkish hospital ship Sunday and said the violence, which they left picked up.

Despite the fierce fighting, many of them severely injured or grief left behind family members, said that they would return on board in the besieged city in a heartbeat.

"By God, I go back to Misurata first the opportunity I get," Muhammad said el SUKER, 28. A seller turned rebel was in the stomach by shrapnel, fighters, el SUKER hit forces him to his father, mother, seven brothers and three sisters.

He said he is concerned about his family and a disturbing picture of a war torn city.

"There are so many killed," he said. "they are killing, violated our honor to Rob our houses." They do everything that is wrong. "You can imagine what happened."

The ship, with the name of Ankara, is actually a cruise ship that went to pick up patients after Libya. It took on more than 300 people in the Misratah, then naval port in Benghazi went to the Sunday to get medical care and about 60 more patients.

The Ankara is expected for the Turkish port of Cesme, leave, in the patient medical care get opposition officials said.

"We need a lot of help in Misurata." There is so much death are, "said Mustafa Abdul Hamali, 46-year-old taxi driver, who lost a leg half."

"I was in my car with my wife go, and my car just exploded." I know not what happened, "he said." His wife suffered burns, he said, but he has not seen her in weeks, because it their way, sent to with family remain.

He said twice in the leg by a sniper Khalid Moteridi, 32-year-old businessman, was shot. Three of his brothers are missing, he said.

"We fought with light weapons, but she had so much more," he said of the pro-Government forces. "Artillery, mortars, bazookas, anti-tank missiles." "This is how they fought back."

Moteridi said, there is no electricity, food or water home.

He said "We troops are trapped from all sides of nepotism". "I know don't like the feeling of leaving my family and people behind, (but) I'm going back to Misurata if God wants I better, and..." "Nepotism and his gangs are defeated."

Fierce fighting between the opposition and loyal to the Libyan leader Moammar nepotism has since raged weeks in Misratah, third largest city in the country, is located on the coast in the western part of the country.

Pro-Government forces in Misratah peeled a medical clinic Sunday, one person killed and identifies wounded 15 others, according to a doctor, not for security reasons.

The clinic patients due to the recent attacks, was evacuated an other doctor in the Misratah hospital received patients said. The victims were opposition "Fighters and young people", which were guarded the clinic, the doctor said.

A Misratah resident he said the sound of which heard heavy bombardment of the port area Sunday. Misurata port is under rebel control, and is regarded as the main page of help for people in the contested city.

Nepotism on the roofs of buildings surrounded support troops that city with sniper towers, he said.

"If you are the patients you sad, get", said Jami Sokuci, a Turkish doctor on board the ship. "You know, many elderly patients." Child patients... If you do not see it, you get sad. "

Twenty-year-old student Ibrahim el Sheikh said that he was shot by a sniper. In his hospital bed he had a stone that at home he stay of Misurata, his way of close to, while he is away.

Mohamad Hamdi Sheikh, 64, was his half-conscious 12-year-old son Muhammad, his right leg broke, lost an eye and suffered cuts on his face and arms as an explosive device hit their house.

"I feel complete is proud and true honour for what happens, because fate because of the country is my children," he said.

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Syrian chant "Freedom" get wounded in the suburb - Reuters

 

Government anti-trade protesters clash with riot police in Damascus city Duma 1 April 2011.

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AMMAN | Sat Apr 2, 2011 7:19 pm EDT

Demonstrators chanted injured "Freedom" as a suburb of Duma AMMAN (Reuters) - hundreds of thousands of Syrians get, when she faced Security said the previous day, a witness it forces gathered up late Saturday in the Damascus.

About 50 cars wounded came in secret police community square, were where at least five people killed on Friday when security forces at protesters demanding political freedom and an end to the corruption, according to human right defenders raised.

Agents of the secret police gave the names of 25 more severe cases in the hospital, said the witness.

"they promised tomorrow make the families give." We expect 15 dead, "said the witness, who lives in the suburb."

A further witness who Saturday toured suburb said shops in at least a main commercial Street in solidarity have been concluded with the demonstrators, who gathered after Friday prayers despite the heavy presence of the regular police and secret police.

The murders in Duma brought to at least 60 deaths in protests against the Baath party rule, in the southern city of Deraa 15 days before and spread to the capital, the coast and in between ausgebrochen.

(Reporting by Khaled Yacoub Oweis)

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