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Israel-Palestine
Five terrorists, civilian killed in overnight IAF Gaza raids
2004-10-15
Five terror operatives and one civilian were killed overnight in IAF strikes across the Gaza Strip. Three Hamas operatives were killed in two raids in the northern Gaza Strip: Two were killed by an IAF missile fired at a group of armed Palestinians at the Jebalya refugee camp, while a third Hamas terrorist was gunned down in Beit Lahiya. In addition, Palestinian sources reported that three Palestinians were killed in a third IAF raid overnight at the Rafah refugee camp, in the southern Gaza Strip.

According to the sources, one of the fatalities in the Rafah raid was a 70-year-old civilian, while the other two were al-Aqsa Brigades operatives. The IDF said a gunship fired at a group that was spotted placing explosive charges. Earlier, At least two al-Aqsa Brigades operatives were killed after an IAF helicopter gun ship fired at a group of armed Palestinians that was spotted heading in the direction of IDF ground forces near the Jebalya refugee camp. The IDF has confirmed the report.
Posted by:Mark Espinola

#6  Why cannot a 70 yr. old man be a terrorist? Is there a terrorist age-limit that I am unaware of? Methinks obfuscatory language (Derrida's "infinite play of signs") is at work here...media also references any terrorist under the age of 21 as a "child"...
Posted by: borgboy   2004-10-15 1:33:24 PM  

#5  didn't this run yesterday? Or did they bag another bunch of Paleo terrorists and a 70 year old man?
Posted by: Frank G   2004-10-15 8:16:16 AM  

#4  "sleeping at home in bed with his wives"

That is the key here. :-)
Posted by: Memesis   2004-10-15 7:08:43 AM  

#3  What, those bloody operatives were so noisy it kept him awake? In that case it was sheer kindness of the IDF to take care of the annoyance.
Posted by: trailing wife   2004-10-15 7:02:33 AM  

#2  Ahm, 70 yrs old, maybe he couldn't.
Posted by: Memesis   2004-10-15 6:58:18 AM  

#1  What on earth was a 70 year old man doing hanging out with 'operatives' planting explosives? He should have been peacefully sleeping at home in bed with his wives.
Posted by: trailing wife   2004-10-15 6:57:10 AM  

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