One of the field commanders of Hamas' Qassam Brigades in Nablus city was killed early Monday in clashes with Israeli occupation soldiers who besieged a number of buildings in the city in a bid to arrest him. More than 20 Israeli army jeeps, five tanks, armored vehicles and two bulldozers had advanced into Al-Jabal Al-Shamali area since 10.00 pm Sunday and encircled a number of houses. The Israeli forces started firing live bullets and tank shells at one of the buildings where the the Hamas man Ihsan Shawahna, 28, was entrenched. He refused to give himself up and exchanged gunfire with the Israeli troops wounding three of them before he was hit with a fatal bullet in the head leading to his instant death. | "You'll never take me ali...BANG!..." |
The body of Shawahne, who has been on the run for a long time, was left on the ground for several hours, PIC reported. Palestinian sources said that soldiers broke into a number of houses in the same area, wreaking havoc in the process before arresting Hussein Hassiba| ."Yar, we be the havoc wreaking IDF! Moshe, kick that puppy! Yar!" |
Meanwhile, in nearby Balata refugee camp Israeli soldiers stormed the house of Nimir Ka'bi also at dawn Monday for the fifth time over the past five days. | "Morning, Nimir, good to see you again. Got any coffee?" |
Eyewitnesses said that seven army patrols encircled the home of Ka'bi and soldiers fired wildly at houses in the area. Occupation troops had arrested 11 members of the Ka'bi family including four brothers and caused the burning of Ka'bi's home in a previous incursion. |