Teenager shot dead by "Israeli" forces

Source: AFP, 4-12-2006
A PALESTINIAN teenager was shot dead by "Israeli" soldiers in the West Bank city of Nablus today.
Jamil Jabaji, 15, was killed by an "Israeli" bullet on the edge of Nablus` Askar refugee camp while throwing stones at an "Israeli" army jeep, sources said.
An army spokesman confirmed shooting a Palestinian stone-thrower near the refugee camp.
"Palestinians hurled rocks at the soldiers who responded by firing at one of the leaders of the stone-throwers,`` the spokesman said.
"I can confirm that they shot one of the rock-throwers.``
"Israel" has killed five Palestinians in the West Bank since a fragile ceasefire took hold in the Gaza Strip a week ago.
That ceasefire does not apply to the West Bank.
Jabaji`s death brings to 5607 the number of people killed since the start of the intifada, or Palestinian uprising, in September 2000, according to an AFP count. The vast majority of those killed were Palestinians.
"Israeli" Prime Minister Ehud Olmert today warned Palestinian militants over continuing violations of the truce as "Israel`s" security cabinet met to review the measure.
After the latest rocket fired by militants landed without causing casualties or damage earlier today in violation of the week-old truce, Mr Olmert warned that "Israel" would not restrain itself indefinitely.
"The Prime Minister expressed his concern about the continuing violations of the ceasefire and warned that "Israel" could not restrain itself much longer if the rocket fire continues,`` said a statement from Olmert`s office after the premier met visiting Austrian Foreign Minister Ursula Plassnik.
The statement came ahead of a meeting by "Israel`s" influential security cabinet during which ministers were due to review the ceasefire.
Palestinian militants vowed to resume rocket attacks against the Jewish state unless "Israel" extended a ceasefire to the West Bank within two weeks.
"We will respect the ceasefire on firing rockets for two weeks starting from today to give a chance to the political efforts to extend the ceasefire to the West Bank,`` said a statement from Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades.
The militant group is loosely affiliated with Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas` Fatah faction.
"We will resume our bombardment of the Zionist communities if the enemy does not respond to the political efforts during this period,`` the statement said.