[Dr. Aaron Lerner - IMRA: Israel Radio Reshet Bet reported this morning that
automatic weapons fire was exchanged between the feuding families. It should
be noed that Silwan is adjacent to the Old City.]

#1 One killed as families clash in Silwan
JPost.com Staff , THE JERUSALEM POST Jul. 5, 2009

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One person was killed and at least five others were wounded in a scuffle
that escalated into a gunfight between two feuding families in Silwan on
Saturday night.

Furious residents charged that Israeli police and Magen David Adom refrained
from entering the east Jerusalem village, which is under Israeli
jurisdiction, and putting an end to the battling. Red Cross ambulances
eventually evacuated the casualties.

According to police, large security forces entered the village after the
violence subsided, and arrested three suspects for the shootings. The MDA
ambulances did not receive police approval to enter the locale for security
reasons, police added.

According to reports, children from rival families got into a brawl on
Friday night. The scuffle resumed on Saturday night, with gun-toting family
members exchanging shots. One man was killed by the bullets and another was
run over by a car.

A "conciliatory committee" has since convened to restore calm to Silwan.

#2 Man shot to death, another run over as two clans clash in Silwan Saturday
evening
Ali Waked YNET Published: 07.04.09, 22:54 / Israel News
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Violent evening in Silwan: Two east Jerusalem residents were killed Saturday
during a brawl involving two clans in the Arab neighborhood of Silwan.

Several other people sustained wounds in the clashes.

During the brawl, armed members of both clans opened fire at each other. One
man died of gunshot wounds, while another man was killed after being run
over by a vehicle. Both victims were taken to an east Jerusalem hospital.

Meanwhile, large police forces accompanied by a helicopter arrived at the
scene in order to disperse the crowds. According to the Palestinians,
despite an Israeli ban, plain clothed Palestinian Authority security
officials also arrived at the site of the clashes in an effort to calm the
tensions.

Earlier this year, 11 people sustained light to moderate wounds in a brawl
involving two Arab clans near the American consulate in east Jerusalem. In
that incident, the wounded were taken to hospital across the capital for
treatment. Another three police officers called in to contain the brawl
sustained light wounds.

Efrat Weiss contributed to the report