111 Palestinians killed in May

http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/433703.html


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"The number of Palestinians the IDF killed in the territories or in foiling attempted attacks in May was the highest since Operation Defensive Shield in the spring of 2002 - 111 compared to 55 in April and 79 in March.

Among the dead were 74 armed members of militant organizations, who were killed mostly during army operations in Gaza's Zeitoun neighborhood following the detonation of an IDF armored personnel carrier, and in Rafah operations after another attack on an APC on the Philadelphi road."

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"One striking aspect of the data since the beginning of 2003 is the ratio between the number of armed combatants and civilians killed. Haaretz has found that since January 2003, 907 Palestinians were killed in the territories, of which 306 were civilians.

The number of civilians killed last month rose in line with the general increase, to 31."

:( "907 Palestinians were killed in the territories, of which 306 were civilians."