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Pregnant mother, four daughters laid to rest
Jerusalem Post ^ | May 2, 2004 | Margot Dudkevich

Posted on 05/02/2004 9:13:24 AM PDT by Alouette

A pregnant mother and her four daughters were shot dead Sunday after two terrorists opened fire at Israeli cars traveling near the Kissufim Crossing at the entrance to the Gush Katif settlement bloc in the Gaza Strip.

The dead were identified as Tali Hatuel, 34, eight months pregnant and her daughters Hila, 11, Hadar, 9, Roni, 7, Merav, 2 all from the settlement of Katif. The five will be laid to rest 6.30 PM on Sunday at an Ashkelon cemetery.

Two soldiers and an Israeli civilian were also wounded in the attack and were evacuated to Soroka Hospital in Be'er Sheba.

The IDF said that both of the gunmen, who arrived at the area by car, were killed in an ensuing firefight.

The Hamas, the Islamic Jihad and Popular Resistance Committees claimed joint responsibility for the attack, saying it was to avenge the assassinations of Hamas leaders Sheikh Yassin and Rantisi.

The two Palestinians who carried out the attack were identified as Ibrahim Hamad and Faisal Abu Naqirah both from Rafiah.

Police said the white Citroen station wagon, carrying the family, spun off the road after the initial shooting, then the attackers approached the vehicle and shot the occupants at close range.

The car was riddled with bullets, and the carpet inside was stained with blood. Israel Radio reported the mother had been on her way to protest against Sharon's Gaza withdrawal plan. On the car was a bumper sticker saying, "Uprooting the settlements, victory for terror."

The terrorists arrived by car from the nearby Palestinian village of Dir al Ballah and began to fire at passing Israeli vehicles, consequently killing the mother and her four children. Another Israeli traveling in the opposite direction, was also wounded.

An IDF jeep arrived at the scene and engaged in gunfire with the gunmen, killing them. During the gun battle an explosion took place but it was still unclear whether it was caused by a grenade or by a bomb.

OC Southern Command Maj.Gen. Dan Harel told reporters that the shooting was the first attack in which civilians who use the Kissufim Road were hurt in the past 18 months and noted that just days ago several hundred meters away a terrorist driving in a car rigged with 300 kilograms of explosives blew up near IDF soldiers wounding three.

"We'll have to do more to give an answer to the terror attacks," he said.

Speaking to reporters at the Kissufim crossing, Harel said soldiers manning positions on the side of the road shot the terrorists hitting one on the south side of the road and the second on the north side. The company commander with extra forces reached the site and shot and killed them. "We will investigate the incident and draw the necessary conclusions and I hope that it will be the last time Israeli civilians and soldiers are harmed," he said.

The terror groups said the attack was in response to Israel's recent assassinations of the founder of the Hamas, Sheikh Ahmed Yassin, and his successor, Abdel Aziz Rantisi.

"The attack is part of the Palestinian reprisals for the daily crimes committed by the Israeli army against the Palestinian people, especially the killings of Yassin and Rantisi," the group said.

Two soldiers were wounded during the gun battle and were airlifted to Soroka hospital in Be'er Sheva together with the Israeli civilian.

A CNN crew which was driving in two vehicles before the car carrying the mother and her four children was hit by the first round of bullets and stopped on the road trying to prevent other cars from proceeding into the gunmen's line of fire.

Following the attack, Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz canceled his participation in the groundbreaking ceremony of the Center of Human Dignity Museum of Tolerance, sponsored by the Simon Wiesenthal Center, in Jerusalem Sunday.

Settler leaders said that the attack proves that Likud members must vote against the disengagement plan in order not to give a prize to terrorists.

"People have to look us in the eyes and not throw us out of our houses," Avner Shimoni, a Gaza settler leader, told Army Radio. "We paid a very heavy price today."

Meanwhile Sunday, the Likud referendum on Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's unilateral disengagement plan opened at 8 AM with polls to close at 10 PM. Final results will be announced at 2AM Monday.

443 polls have been set up for the 193, 000 card-carrying Likud members who are eligible to vote. Roughly 1, 300 security guards and police will secure the proceedings throughout the country. 176 lawyers have been tasked with overseeing the vote's legality.

Matthew Gutman contributed to the report.


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Extended News; Foreign Affairs; Israel; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: hellfireforarafat; israel; killarafat; terror; zionist
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Israeli soldiers and rescue workers inspect the car of a Jewish settlers family after it was attacked by Palestinian militants near the entrance of the Jewish settlement of Nezer Hazani, in the Gush Katif block of settlements in the southern Gaza Strip Sunday May 2, 2004. Militants opened fire on the car killing four children and their mother, the Israeli army said. Two attackers were killed and two soldiers wounded in the gunbattle that followed. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
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Israeli soldiers and rescue workers inspect the car of a Jewish settlers family after it was attacked by Palestinian militants near the entrance of the Jewish settlement of Nezer Hazani, in the Gush Katif block of settlements in the southern Gaza Strip Sunday May 2, 2004. Militants opened fire on the car killing four children and their mother, the Israeli army said. Two attackers were killed and two soldiers wounded in the gunbattle that followed. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

An Israeli removes a child seat from a car that was shot by two Palestinians, killing a 34 year old Israeli mother and her four daughters as they were driving the to the Jewish area of the Gaza Strip, May 2, 2004.    REUTERS/Nir Elias
Sun May 2, 9:08 AM ET
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An Israeli removes a child seat from a car that was shot by two Palestinians, killing a 34 year old Israeli mother and her four daughters as they were driving the to the Jewish area of the Gaza Strip, May 2, 2004. REUTERS/Nir Elias

An Israeli soldier takes a bible out of a car that was shot by two Palestinians, killing a 34 year old Israeli mother and her four daughters as they were driving the to the Jewish area of the Gaza Strip, May 2, 2004.    REUTERS/Nir Elias
Sun May 2, 8:57 AM ET
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An Israeli soldier takes a bible out of a car that was shot by two Palestinians, killing a 34 year old Israeli mother and her four daughters as they were driving the to the Jewish area of the Gaza Strip, May 2, 2004. REUTERS/Nir Elias


1 posted on 05/02/2004 9:13:24 AM PDT by Alouette
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To: 1bigdictator; 1st-P-In-The-Pod; 2sheep; 7.62 x 51mm; A Jovial Cad; a_witness; adam_az; af_vet_rr; ..
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2 posted on 05/02/2004 9:13:49 AM PDT by Alouette (Float like a butterfly, sting like a B-52)
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To: Alouette
Those terrorist didn't kill just 5 people I consider the baby the mother was carrying as the 6th victim.
3 posted on 05/02/2004 9:21:07 AM PDT by Pippin (Each day is a gift from God. ---That's why it's called the PRESENT!)
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To: Alouette
its time we start holding the Palestinian people responsible for these attacks. they support hamas and the other terrorist organizations. Israel has to knock some sense into them, even if it starts a "war"; they are already in a war.
4 posted on 05/02/2004 9:22:24 AM PDT by zahal724
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they are already in a war

And so are we! Say it louder!

5 posted on 05/02/2004 9:27:04 AM PDT by Slings and Arrows (Am Yisrael Chai!)
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To: Mr. Mojo
It's best that I don't say what I'm feeling. May God comfort their grieving loved ones.
6 posted on 05/02/2004 9:29:00 AM PDT by NRA2BFree
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To: Alouette
I'm still waiting for the UN to condemn the slaughter of a pregnant woman and her children......still waiting....
7 posted on 05/02/2004 9:32:45 AM PDT by Arpege92 (America and Israel are two countries that were founded on the rejection of Europe. -Dr. M. Azaryahu)
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To: Alouette
well here are the photos Koppel.... now just repeat after me... "I am honoring the victims of the war on terror"... I really don't support the libs and the Bush bashers...

rriiiiiggghhhttt. suuuurrrre you're unbiased.. you liberal bbbeeaaaattch.

8 posted on 05/02/2004 10:02:06 AM PDT by Dick Vomer (liberals suck....but it depends on what your definition of the word "suck" is .)
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To: Alouette
They kill their own daughters for being raped so this is probably about....waiting at a cross walk? Oh yeah, they're infidel's ofcourse.
9 posted on 05/02/2004 10:03:54 AM PDT by biblewonk
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To: Alouette
Horribly sad and distressing. May God Bless those who grieve for these lovely people. What a terrible, terrible tragedy. Such beautiful children.
10 posted on 05/02/2004 10:06:23 AM PDT by MarMema ("Hamtramck is going to be a pioneer city for the whole United States.")
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Islam-Online praises "heroic operation"

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11 posted on 05/02/2004 10:12:39 AM PDT by Alouette (Float like a butterfly, sting like a B-52)
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To: Alouette
It seems like I remember that site was formed by an American sympathetic to Palestine.
12 posted on 05/02/2004 10:16:39 AM PDT by MarMema ("Hamtramck is going to be a pioneer city for the whole United States.")
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To: Alouette
The Hamas, the Islamic Jihad and Popular Resistance Committees claimed joint responsibility for the attack, saying it was to avenge the assassinations of Hamas leaders Sheikh Yassin and Rantisi.

Targeting women and children is the best these cockroaches can do? Typical.

13 posted on 05/02/2004 10:38:59 AM PDT by JimRed (Fight election fraud! Volunteer as a local poll watcher, challenger or district official.)
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To: Alouette
Wow, don't the palis feel proud. Killing a pregnant woman and 4 children (all girls). Bring on the Hellfires and dust another Hamas leader.
14 posted on 05/02/2004 10:51:10 AM PDT by packrat35 (reality is for people who can't face science fiction)
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To: Alouette
These people are disgusting. I wonder what our "friends" the Europeans think of this.
15 posted on 05/02/2004 11:13:15 AM PDT by jocon307 (The dems don't get it, the American people do.)
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To: Alouette
And people want to give these animals a nation? They don't deserve to live.

How do you look in to the eyes of a 2 year old and shoot her? Where is that in the Koran?
16 posted on 05/02/2004 12:07:04 PM PDT by dinok
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To: Alouette
This is whole sale slaughter of Jewish women and children, has if one would cut off the head of a dog with out a care.

Only a real war would stop the killing of Jews women and children in Israel by the Muslim Arabs. Instead they have these stupid skirmishes of tip for tap and cry out that this is war. How stupid!!!
17 posted on 05/02/2004 12:12:35 PM PDT by Warlord David
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To: Alouette
Why does the US keep sending money to these terrorists?
18 posted on 05/02/2004 12:17:56 PM PDT by yonif ("So perish all Thine enemies, O the Lord" - Judges 5:31)
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To: yonif
How so?
19 posted on 05/02/2004 12:20:22 PM PDT by cyborg
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To: cyborg
Hundreds of millions of dollars go to the Palestinian Authority terrorist regime each year from the US.
20 posted on 05/02/2004 12:21:12 PM PDT by yonif ("So perish all Thine enemies, O the Lord" - Judges 5:31)
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