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| Middle East |
| Four PA policemen killed, dozens arrested in Hebron |
| 2002-06-25 |
| Four Palestinians were killed Tuesday, including a high-ranking intelligence officer, as the IDF raided the Palestinian Authority security headquarters and imposed a curfew on the city. The four were killed in an exchange of gunfire at the PA security complex in Hebron. Palestinian security chief [in Hebron], Nizam Jaabri, turned himself in to Israeli soldiers. Palestinian sources also said that Israeli forces arrested 150 Palestinians, including the chief of intelligence in the Hebron area. The assault on the hilltop building in Hebron began when IDF troops surrounded the site and exchanged fire with policemen inside. Then soldiers entered the building and searched from room to room, while forces outside used loudspeakers to demand that all the Palestinians inside surrender with their hands raised. Security officials said that some policemen gave themselves up. This reads much more like a mopping-up operation than an offensive. I wonder if the Paleostinians are still groggy from the operation in April, or if they think the jig's up? It sounds like they're tired. |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |