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Israeli Forces Raze Gaza Buildings & Raid West Bank Hospitals

HeadlineOct 27, 2003

In Gaza Israel forced the evacuation of 2,000 Palestinians Sunday before it demolished three 12-story apartment buildings. In the West Bank Israeli troops raided two hospitals in order to capture two wanted militants. Palestinian doctors said the raids violated international law. One of the men, identified as a member of Hamas, was removed from intensive care. Also this weekend, the International Solidarity Movement reported that Israeli troops shot two of its foreign volunteers, Mark Turner of Boulder, Colorado and Joshua Taaffe of Australia.

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