The Israeli army has sent thousands of troops backed by tanks and helicopter gunships into Palestinian areas of the West Bank and Gaza Strip in a massive operation to round up militants. Thirty Palestinians are reported to have been killed and hundreds taken into custody. The army said its aim was to arrest militants and dismantle what it called the "infrastructure of terror" - such as bomb-making workshops. Palestinian officials accused Israel of starting to reoccupy the West Bank and Gaza Strip so that no progress could come from US envoy Anthony Zinni's mission to the region.
Hopefully they've reached the point where they're going to kill anybody with a gun or a bomb and question the rest closely. |