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| IDF resumes Gaza operations; two soldiers lightly hurt |
| 2004-03-19 |
| No real suprise that the IDF is conducting more Gaza raids. Israel Defense Forces troops resumed offensive operations in the Gaza Strip before dawn Friday, in which two soldiers were lightly wounded near the settlement of Netzarim. The IDF troops, backed by helicopters and tanks, engaged in heavy exchanges of fire Friday morning with Palestinian gunmen, Army Radio reported. Sounds like its a major operation. Expect a nice body count. An explosive device was detonated near one of the tanks in the Netzarim area, causing the tank to overturn and lightly wounding two of the soldiers in the tank, Israel Radio reported Friday. A Hamas activist was arrested during the ongoing operation, which started Tuesday, Army Radio said. Military sources told Israel Radio the troops were searching for Hamas suspects and other militants. Earlier in the week, the decision was taken to reinforce IDF deployments in the Strip, in response to recent terror attacks. In the West Bank city of Bethlehem, IDF troops destroyed the house of a Tanzim man who carried out a suicide bombing in the West Bank settlement of Efrat that wounded four people about two years ago, Israel Radio reported Friday. In addition, Palestinian security forces in Bethlehem transferred to Israel seven bombs and a large amount of explosive material they found in a weapons laboratory in a hotel in the city, the radio said. I had read this several times, because I was sure I had misread it. If true it must mean that some paleo factions want to align themselves with the Israelis. Some of them must have figured who is going to win the coming paleo civil war (Hamas) and want the Israelis to protect them. |
| Posted by:phil_b |
| #2 Sorry. Too late. Reboot. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2004-3-19 3:01:08 PM |
| #1 "Palestinian security forces in Bethlehem transferred sounds like somebody wants a stable Paleo society, hope they're the winner in the free-for-all to come |
| Posted by: Frank G 2004-3-19 10:48:53 AM |