Around the Clock Coverage from Occupied Palestine

Latest Update: 15 killed in Nablus and Jenin, siege tightened in Ramallah, women shot in Nahalin; Annan criticizes Israel; EU delegation leaves region; details inside..

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Around the Clock Update:

11 killed in Nablus (9: 30 AM GMT): The Israeli invasion of Nablus has resulted in the death of 11 Palestinians. Some of those killed are reportedly fighters, and others were residents, whose homes were shelled and destroyed. Six of those killed were killed in the Old City. Israeli forces have failed to penetrate the resistance in the Old City, and the Balata Refugee Camp.

Tight siege in Ramallah(6: 30 AM GMT): The very tight siege of Ramallah has resulted in a very severe shortage of food and water. The humanitarian crisis currently developing in the city is intensifying. Israel forbids medical workers’ freedom of movement to aid the wounded. Many Palestinians were arrested in the Tireh neighborhood in Ramallah.

3 killed in Jenin (5:15 AM GMT): 3 more Palestinians were shot dead in Jenin. The Jenin refugee camp remains a stronghold for Palestinian resistance, which provoked intense Israeli bombardment from the ground and air. An estimated 3,000 Israeli soldiers and 300 tanks are surrounding the small refugee camp.

Woman shot and killed in Nahalin (4:10 AM GMT): A Palestinian woman was killed in the village of Nahalin, near Hebron. No more details are yet available.

EU Officials leaves region (3:15 PM GMT): Following a failed trip to the region by a European Union Delegation, Sharon has finally allowed Arafat to meet a foreign official. The US’s Anthony Zinni will be meeting with Arafat in his beseigned headquarters this afternoon. The Palestinian Minister of Information, Yasser Abed Rabbo said in a televison interview that the Palestainians are putting little expectations on the American inititave, although the PA has “unconditionally” accepted Bush’s speech on the Middle East.