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| Jenin Hamas big shots nabbed... |
| 2002-08-26 |
| The Israeli army stormed the northern West Bank town of Jenin, capturing two Hamas leaders, as violence flared across the Palestinian territories. In the Jenin refugee camp, elite Israeli units nabbed Hamas's top political chief in the area, Jamal Abu al-Hayja, as well as another senior official of the Islamic militant group, Islam Jarrar. At least two other people were rounded up in the operation, as clashes rocked the densely-populated area. An army spokesman said an Israeli officer was moderately injured when Palestinian gunmen opened fire during the Jenin operation. The army had arrested Hamas's military chief for the region, Mazen Fukha, near Jenin on August 5, a day after a Hamas suicide bomber killed nine people in a bus blast in northern Israel. Abu al-Hayja is suspected by Israel of being behind the August 9, 2001 suicide bombing of the Sbarro restaurant in Jerusalem. Gotta keep nabbing the tops until the Paleos catch on and stop stepping forward to fill their shoes. That implies they recognize cause and effect, though — military leader of Hamas -> jug time or a bullet — which means it's gonna take an awful long time... |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |