The World - News from May 2, 1989

A suspected Palestinian collaborator was fatally stabbed in the latest in a string of killings Israeli officials say are intended to block any Israeli efforts to undermine the uprising in the occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip. Ahed Ramini, 30, was knifed at his photo store next to army headquarters in Tulkarm on the border with Israel proper, security sources said. He was stabbed several times and died on the way to the hospital. Tulkarm residents said Ramini was suspected of cooperating with Israeli officials. During the last 16 days, 12 accused collaborators have been “executed” in the occupied territories. Meanwhile, the Israeli Information Center for Human Rights in the Territories said soldiers killed 34 Palestinians in April, making it the second-highest monthly toll.