639 Palestinian martyrs this year till end of November

639 Palestinian martyrs this year till end of November
Dec 2, 2003, 09:02


Gaza - Quds Press reported that 36 Palestinians have martyred in the course
of the past month of November at the hands of Zionist occupation forces half
of them children.

The Quds Press, which monitors the number of martyrs on monthly basis, said
that the overall figure of martyrs falling since start of the current year
thus reached 639 including five foreigners.

The agency said that 18 children, less than 18 years old, were among last
month's martyrs including three less than ten years old. Three martyrs were
over 50 years old including one who was 80 years old.

The agency noted that 19 martyrs fell in the Gaza Strip while 17 fell in the
West Bank with 25 of the overall martyrs falling as a result of direct
Zionist shooting while seven succumbed to previous wounds. One of the
martyrs was hit by a Jewish settler's speeding car, another in a heart
attack as a result of intensive Zionist firing and two in bombing incidents.

http://www.palestine-info.co.uk/