I did a search and this is what I came up with.
This is a report by by CNN's Christiane Amanpour:
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And this morning there was apparently some confusion, because the army has imposed a curfew. Apparently some residents thought that the curfew had been lifted. They came out in order to go to the market and buy food, and at that time Israeli soldiers opened fire. Two Palestinian children were killed, according to Palestinian sources and also Israeli sources.
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Not very informative.
There was video of the incident on CNN at the time (which I saw at the time), but the video only showed the people shopping in an open market. The tank was out of sight and around a corner on a different street, but you could hear the Tank fire, and see people on the street that were shopping, ducking and scattering, although they were not in the line of fire from the Tank.
I found this from a Palestinian soucrce.
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Israeli Army to ?Investigate? Killing of Three Palestinians in Jenin
Friday, June 21 2002 @ 05:30 PM GMT
Palestine Chronicle Reporter
Israeli tanks fired on a fruit and vegetable market in the West Bank city of Jenin Friday, killing three Palestinians, including two children. But strong evidence of deliberate killings of Palestinians forced the Israeli army to say it 'mistakenly' fired on the Palestinians and is investigating the incident.
The Israeli army said its troops fired two tank shells on a group of Palestinians because they thought the Palestinians were violating a curfew and advancing on them. The statement said an investigation into the incident is continuing.
Palestinian witnesses in Jenin said the three were killed as they headed to the market during a truce granted by the Israeli forces. A six-year-old boy, a seven-year-old girl and a man in his fifties were killed. Dozens more people were injured.
In rare occasions in the past, Israel decided to investigate the killings of Palestinian civilians. However, such investigations hardly resulted in any form punishment, fine or jail time to the soldiers or army units involved.
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