May. 22, 2002
[size=4]IDF cuts Gaza in half; raids West Bank[/size=4]
By THE JERUSALEM POST INTERNET STAFF
Israel cut the Gaza Strip in half on Wednesday, preventing Palestinians from traveling north to south. The IDF said that it did so in response to repeated attacks on Jewish settlements. The north-south road in Gaza has been blocked repeatedly in the past.
A suicide bomber whose explosives went off prematurely while he was on foot at a road junction outside the town of Jenin was killed today, the military said.
Military officials said the attacker was wearing an explosive belt and was armed with an automatic weapon.
A Palestinian, Musa Daraghmeh, 35, was shot dead at near the tunnel road on the edge of Bethlehem after a shouting match with soldiers, according to Palestinian witnesses and the man's cousin, Amer Daraghmeh. After the argument began, soldiers fired one warning shot in the air. The argument continued, and Daraghmeh was hit in the chest by a second shot, the witnesses said. The army said it was checking the report and declined to comment immediately.
Also in the West Bank, about 30 Israeli armored vehicles drove into the village of Salfit before dawn in an arrest raid.
In house-to-house searches, troops broke open some doors with explosives and arrested 13 members of the Palestinian security services, Palestinian officials said.
Another arrest raid was reported in the village of Burkin near the town of Jenin.
Palestinian officials said troops were looking for a member of the Islamic militant group Hamas, but did not find him.
IDF forces also arrested three brothers suspected of terrorist activity in the city of Hebron early Wednesday morning.
Since Israel's 'Operation Defensive Shield' ended, Israel has been carrying out almost daily raids in Palestinian controlled areas.
See article at:[url]http://www.jpost.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=JPost/A/JPArticle/Full&cid=1021813226048[/url]
Oh, by the way, does anyone know any reason that the Palestinians might continue to harbor grudges against the Brits?
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It surely can't be because they wholeheartedly support the Israelis now, because they don't!
So, what gives with anti-British feelings?
Eric The(Quizzical)Hun[>]:)]