Two Palestinians were killed and four were wounded by Israeli gunfire Sunday morning north of Dir al-Balah in the Gaza Strip, said Palestinian sources.
Meanwhile, Palestinian witnesses covered their ears and refused to answer questions from Israeli prosecutors who began presenting their case on Sunday against Marwan Barghouthi, a leader of the Palestinian uprising.
"This is not a court. The only court I am ready to recognize is an international court that will investigate the war crimes that your army perpetrates," said Nasser Abu Hmeid, a Barghouthi aide called as a prosecution witness.
Prosecutors called a string of Palestinian witnesses to the stand, only to ask the court to declare them as hostile when they refused to respond to questions and railed against Israeli occupation in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
"If you continue to fight our people, we will fight you," Abu Humeid, jailed for anti-Israeli activities, said after putting his hands over his ears to shut off questions. (Albawaba.com)
