Palestinian Boy Killed for Family Speaking Up to Militants

Here's the start; find the rest at the Times:

JERUSALEM, July 23 — The battle between Israeli forces and Palestinian militants produces daily dilemmas for ordinary Palestinians living in the occupied territories, and this morning in the Gaza Strip the choice a farming clan made took the life of one of their teenagers.

The slaying occurred in the village of Beit Hanoun in the northern Gaza Strip. Militants have used the village as a launching site for firing Qassam rockets and other missiles at Israeli villages like Sederot. Last month, a Qassam rocket killed a 3-year-old Israeli boy on his way to kindergarten and a 50-year-old Bukharan immigrant. Israeli forces responded by blocking off roads, bulldozing fruit trees used as cover and sending patrols into the village. Militants responded by seeking new vantages to continue firing rockets.

Imagine your own family in this situation.