Sharon vows "massive" action against Hamas in Gaza

Reuters | 6/24/02

[kattracks]

JERUSALEM, June 24 (Reuters) - Prime Minister Ariel Sharon 
said on Monday Israel was preparing "massive activities" against 
the Islamic militant movement Hamas in the Gaza Strip after 
killing four of the group's members with a helicopter missile. 
    Israeli security sources said the Gaza attack was part of 
Israel's policy -- condemned internationally -- of killing 
militants it blames for suicide bombings and shooting ambushes 
during a 21-month-old uprising against Israeli occupation. 
    "We are preparing massive activities against Hamas in the 
Gaza Strip and one could see the start of that this morning," 
Sharon told a parliamentary committee. But he did not elaborate 
on military plans. 
    Helicopter gunships fired missiles at a car travelling on 
the outskirts of the Rafah refugee camp in southern Gaza on 
Monday. The blast killed six Palestinians, including four Hamas 
members, two of them senior militants. 
    The missile strike came amid a new Israeli military thrust 
in the West Bank following suicide bombings that killed 26 
Israelis last week. 

24 JUN 2002 14:59:01 Sharon vows "massive" action against Hamas in Gaza

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[freedomcrusader]

Israeli security sources said the Gaza attack was part of Israel's policy -- condemned internationally -- of killing militants

Media bias alert

[LarryM]

Why doesn't Reuters say that Hamas is an internationally recognized terrorist organization.

[Voltage]

I fail to understand why Israel does not reduce Arafats headquarters in Ramalla to rubble. If killing him is the problem, then just flatten one building after another, I think he will run for his life. Perhaps one of the mothers who was so pleased to have their son's blow themselves up would be equally pleased to take in Arafat as a house guest.

[Raymond Hendrix]

We ought to support them in this effort as well. Too bad what the world thinks. We went into Afghanastan after terrorists we should go into the west bank after them as well

[End Times Sentinel]

I hope the IDF kills every one of them--including the women and children if they get in the way. This needs to be ended, militarily and decisively. The Pali's have forfeited their "State" and should now be driven into Syria, Jordan, Iraq, and Iran for good.

I couldn’t agree with you more! The women are either potential homicide bombers, or supporters of it. The children are future homicide bombers and Jew haters. None of them are innocent, and if they want to be collateral damage, all the better.

The palis need to be shoved back to a safe distance with a definable and defensible border, which would be the Jordan River. If this was REALLY about a homeland, they’d be spending 80% of their time trying to regain the 80% of their homeland that was taken by Jordan. This is totally about hatred of Jews.

Owl_Eagle

”Guns Before Butter.”

[thucydides]

Israel's previous hands-off on Gaza has probably served to concentrate terrorist leadership in that zone, which I believe is fenced off from Israel, making it much harder for them to escape back into the West Bank.

[OXENinFLA]

Where can I get Tickets?