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| Four IDF Army reserve battalions called up |
| 2003-10-09 |
| JPost - Reg Req’d; Confirming Al-Aska Paul’s heads-up on troop mobilizations Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz ordered a special call up of four reserve battalions, roughly 1,000 soldiers, to patrol the West Bank and Gaza Strip. The call up was to begin in about 10 days, after the end of Sukkot, which begins Friday night. After Yasser’s death? Mofaz had already ordered two battalions of active-duty soldiers sent to the West Bank and Gaza on Wednesday, canceling leaves and training courses, and ordered the continuation of a strict lockdown on Palestinian areas, reportedly at least through Oct. 22. Restrictions on Palestinians, barring them from entering the country and preventing many from leaving their towns, were tightened after an Islamic Jihad bomber killed 19 in the port city of Haifa on Saturday. Mofaz reportedly went against the recommendations of security officials who said the level of alerts about possible terror attacks was not unusual. Hmmmmm |
| Posted by:Frank G |
| #2 The Mossad will be turning up the intensity of the Death Ray&trade and the IDF wants to be ready when Arafart croaks. :) |
| Posted by: Bomb-a-rama 2003-10-9 11:26:48 AM |
| #1 They're probably preparing for a spasm of violence after Arafat goes. |
| Posted by: Zhang Fei 2003-10-9 11:26:27 AM |