Despite the lifting of the curfew, soldiers and many military vehicles remained in the quarter where many left their houses after five days of curfew. Another neighbor, M.R., heard at about 15.35 p.m. many shots and went out to see what happens. Many others like him left their houses when they heard the shooting. M.R. saw in a distance of 500 meters from his house four military vehicles opposite the girls school. Youngsters were throwing stones in their direction. The soldiers fired back. M.S. too, went to see what happens. He saw Rana marching to the house of the milk seller, some 150 meters from the place where the soldiers were. He saw her arriving at the gate of the house and there she fell on the ground.

M.S. and other neighbors tried to reach her, but the heavy shooting deterred them. Only after some 15 minutes of shooting they succeeded to get to her and brought her to a hospital where the doctor diagnosed her death from a bullet in the back. The bullet came out though her stomach. Rizik AI Farrah, (who carried goods in a carriage pulled by a donkey) was among the neighbors who hurried to help Rana. He lifted her from the ground and passed her on to a young man, who transported her in a car to the hospital. Later Rizik returned to his house and climbed to the veranda of the second floor, to look out what was going on. Civil administration announced that curfew starts again at 15.40 already, but the shooting and stone throwing continued till after 16.15 p.m. According to what Rizik saw from the veranda of his house, there were no more youngsters in the street. Suddenly he saw an officer who stood near the house of Abd AI Aziz AI Farrah turning his rifle to the west. A.F. raised his head and saw Rizik on the veranda. He says he saw the officer shooting one bullet and then he saw Rizik falling down. The bullet hit his head. Young men brought the bleeding wounded man to the hospital, but on the way they were stopped by soldiers for about 10 minutes and Rizik died in the car.

In Khan Yunis people do not understand why soldiers stayed in the streets of the town during the short time granted to the inhabitants to go out. The presence of soldiers invites always stone throwing, it is always a provocation – they say there – especially in such tough hours. Has no commander thought of the anger against the deportations and the population choking during the long days of curfew, that might cause an outburst? If there were no soldiers in the neighborhood, no stones would have been thrown. And some more questions are asked in Khan Yunis: Why the soldiers returned fire immediately with real bullets? Nobody felt tear gas, which precedes usually the attempt to prevent "breaches of order". "No rubber bullets were used either – another phase that is said to be less fatal", says A.H. The kind of injuries – In the stomach area and up – shows intentional direct sniping, many people argue. The large number of wounded, in the ten minutes after the curfew was lifted, shows also, that the army has leaped this time over many stages. When these lines are written, it is reported that also Aiman Subhi Omar, a 14 years old boy, died from his wounds. He was hit in the head.

Military sources replied: "The stages of reaction by the Israeli army in cases of breaches of order are up to the Judgment of. the commanders in the field at that time, and must conform the firing orders. Immediately after the curfew was lifted, a large number of individuals of various ages went into the street in an organized and initiated manner and carried out violations of order in the area, including the throwing of blocks and stones. Among the offenders were also seen a number of armed men. All cases of shooting were a result of a sure feeling of danger to the life. of the Israeli military forces that were on the spot. The car was stopped for the purpose of checking and identification, when it is ascertained that there is a wounded in the vehicle, it is allowed to pass".