This is the kind of story you should remember the next time you hear about Israeli troops firing on civlians. Palestinian Arab fighters routinely launch attacks from civilian areas, precisely in order to provoke this. From Haaretz (scroll down), with thanks to the many who sent it to me:
An Al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades cell killed a 16-year-old Palestinian boy in Beit Hanun on Friday after a row in which his family opposed the cell’s attempt to launch Qassam rockets from their yard, Israeli security sources said.
According to a report obtained from Palestinian sources, the cell, comprised of six men, arrived in a van at the Za’anun family’s Beit Hanun home on Friday morning. The militants then placed a Qassam rocket launcher adjacent to the family home, and one of the cell members opened fire on an armored Israel Defense Forces vehicle nearby.
Members of the Za’anun family came out of their house holding sticks and rocks, and tried to drive the Al-Aqsa militants from their yard, most likely fearing that their house would be demolished if Qassam rockets were launched from it.
During the clash, the Al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades members opened fire, killing Hassan Za’anun and wounding three other family members.
The cell left the area following the incident, without firing the Qassam rockets.