Rantburg

Today's Front Page   View All of Thu 05/02/2024 View Wed 05/01/2024 View Tue 04/30/2024 View Mon 04/29/2024 View Sun 04/28/2024 View Sat 04/27/2024 View Fri 04/26/2024
2003-09-30 Middle East
Update: Israel razes home of gunman who struck settlement
Israeli troops on Tuesday dynamited the home of a Palestinian gunman who killed two people, including a seven-month-old baby, in an attack on a West Bank settlement on the eve of the Jewish New Year.
Quick action
Soldiers demolished the two-storey house that the militant, Mahmoud Hamdan, 21, had shared with his mother in the village of Dura near the West Bank city of Hebron. Hamdan infiltrated the Jewish settlement of Negohot on Friday night as Israelis sat down for festive holiday dinners marking Rosh Hashanah, or New Year. Knocking on the door of a trailer, he shot dead a man who opened it and killed a baby girl inside. Security forces guarding the settlement then killed Hamdan. Family members and Palestinian officials said he was a member of the Islamic Jihad group. Israel has routinely demolished the family homes of gunmen and suicide bombers during a three-year-old Palestinian uprising for independence. Israeli officials say the policy is meant to deter future attacks. Palestinians and human rights groups condemn the practice as collective punishment.
Posted by Frank G 2003-09-30 9:57:52 AM|| || Front Page|| [12 views since 2007-05-07]  Top

#1 The attack dealt a fresh blow to U.S.-backed peace plan stalled by a cycle of violence, including Palestinian suicide bombings and Israeli air strikes on militant leaders.

A "fresh blow" can only happen when the entity being beaten is still alive.
Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2003-9-30 10:25:05 AM||   2003-9-30 10:25:05 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 The "Road map" is currently flat-lining and everyone is trying too resussitate(Spelling?) it. Except the Paleo's who continue to incite retaliation from Isreal.
Posted by Charles 2003-9-30 11:45:20 AM||   2003-9-30 11:45:20 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 
Israeli troops on Tuesday dynamited the home of a Palestinian gunman who killed two people, including a seven-month-old baby


Faster please...
Posted by Celissa  2003-9-30 12:17:50 PM|| [http://www.celissasblog.com/]  2003-9-30 12:17:50 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 George W. Bush, Just walk away man. These two sides will be fighting each other when my great-grandchildren are born.
Posted by Cyber Sarge (VRWC CA Chapter)  2003-9-30 6:37:26 PM||   2003-9-30 6:37:26 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 yep, walk away, let them fight it out without any help (including military aid)
Posted by Igs 2003-9-30 9:25:32 PM||   2003-9-30 9:25:32 PM|| Front Page Top

11:03 SteveS
10:52 49 Pan
10:49 49 Pan
10:39 Warthog
10:37 DarthVader
10:35 Raj
10:31 MikeKozlowski
10:30 Frank G
10:29 MikeKozlowski
10:27 Frank G
10:26 Besoeker
10:23 Besoeker
10:23 Skidmark
10:23 Grom the Reflective
10:22 AlmostAnonymous5839
10:17 AlmostAnonymous5839
10:15 Skidmark
10:11 Skidmark
10:09 Crusader
10:07 Grom the Reflective
09:59 Super Hose
09:57 Super Hose
09:56 Super Hose
09:52 Super Hose









Paypal:
Google
Search WWW Search rantburg.com