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| By: Israel Insider staff and partners |
| Published: February 1, 2005 |
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| Norhann Deeb, surrounding by relatives. PA arrested a Palestinian for killing her. (AP) |
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Palestinian Authority security forces on Tuesday evening said they had arrested a Palestinian man whom they believe is responsible for shooting dead a 10-year-old Palestinian girl in Rafiah the day before, Israel Radio reported.
The IDF had said the girl was probably shot by Palestinian pilgrims' shooting into the air upon returning from the Hajj. Hamas, however, claimed she was shot dead by IDF fire and launched a mortar attack on a nearby Jewish settlement.
Norhan Deeb was struck in the head by a bullet, and a 7-year-old girl was hit in the shoulder on the grounds of the UNRWA school at directly opposite and about 500 meters from the IDF's Termit outpost on the Philadelphi corridor.
But an IDF inquiry found that no Israeli troops in the area had fired their weapons and suspicions fell instead on Palestinians who had been firing guns in celebration of their successful pilgrimage to Mecca. Evidently stray bullets fired in the air landed on the Rafah schoolyard where the girls were playing. Palestinian Authority forces initially evaded an Israeli offer to conduct a joint inquiry.
"According to our examination, the girl apparently was not shot by Israeli army gunfire," the military spokesman's office said.
Hamas was not interested in explanations about bullet trajectories.
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