[Shadow_Group] 148 unarmed Palestinians killed in West Bank in 2004: Israeli army

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148 unarmed Palestinians killed in West Bank in 2004:
Israeli army

FROM:
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2004-12/09/content_2310837.htm<http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2004-12/09/content_2310837.htm>

JERUSALEM, Dec. 8 (Xinhuanet) -- The Israeli army said
on Wednesday that a total of 148 unarmed Palestinians
have been killed in the West Bank this year. 

   A senior Israel Defense Forces (IDF) officer
released the figure at a press briefing at the army
headquarters near the West Bankcity of Ramallah. 

   "148 civilians and 119 terrorists have been killed
in 2004," Israel Radio quoted the officer as saying,
adding at least 29 innocent Palestinians have been
killed by Israeli troops by mistake in the West Bank
since January. 

   The Israeli military has been under intense
scrutiny in recent weeks over allegations of use of
excessive and improper force in its operations against
Palestinians. 

   An Israeli military spokesman was quoted by media
reports as recognizing that many of the Palestinian
civilians killed were militants "involved in the
preparation of attacks but not actually armed." 

   Israeli army chief of staff General Moshe Yaalon
said Tuesday that 70 percent of all victims of the
intifada (uprising) were civilians and warned the army
against losing its "moral values". 

   According to media reports, some 4,600 people,
including more than 3,500 Palestinians and nearly
1,000 Israelis, have been killed since the start of
the Palestinian intifada in September 2000. Enditem 










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