AFP contributed to this report
Posted on 07/12/2006 8:06:32 AM PDT by APRPEH
(VIDEO) Shiite neighborhoods in Lebanon, Palestinian refugee camps celebrate kidnapping of Israeli soldiers; Sweets handed out in Gaza
VIDEO - Reports that two Israeli soldiers were kidnapped by Hizbullah in a cross-border attack sent hundreds of joyous Shiite Lebanese and Palestinian refugees to the streets of Beirut and other Lebanese cities.
In the Ain El-Hilwe refugee camp near Sidon Palestinian refugees celebrated for an hour firing fireworks and gunshots into the air.
Youngsters wearing yellow shirts, the color of Hizbullah's flag, handed out sweets to passersby shouting, "Live Hizbullah!" and "Death to Israel," Agence France-Press reported.
At the Bur el-Bureij refugee camp near Beirut's International Airport, hundreds of Palestinian and Lebanese supporters of Hizbullah gathered to celebrate the news.
"The Israelis didn't want to exchange Palestinian prisoners in return for the soldier kidnapped in Gaza so Hizbullah adopted the Palestinian resistance's demand for negotiations," they said.
Gazans celebrate
Eyewitnesses in the Gaza Strip said Palestinians took to the streets of Gaza City and the Jabaliya refugee camp to celebrate the kidnapping.
Residents hoped the kidnapping will bring about the release of Palestinian prisoners from Israeli jails.
The celebrations kicked off soon after Hizbullah said it kidnapped two soldiers which are being held in a secure place.
The kidnapping was carried out in a coordinated attack that involved mortar fire, anti-tank missiles and heavy gunfire.
Six civilians and five soldiers were injured in the attack. One soldier was said to be in a serious condition, two were moderately wounded, and the rest sustained light injuries.
Soon after the attack IDF forces entered south Lebanon to search for the soldiers.
The air force and navy targeted bridges and other strategic sites in south Lebanon in response. Two Lebanese civilians were killed in the attacks.
AFP contributed to this report
TO IDF theatre commander: save a bomb or two for this place.
They are pathetic aren't they?
These are probably the same sub-human morons who danced around and passed out sweets when the trade center was attacked.
Today they're celebrating. After the Israelis level their homes and kill all the jihadis, they'll be wailing to the MSM about how they are victims.
That sure is a funny way to spell "terrorists."
If I were a 'Palestinian' (whatever that is) I would do whatever it takes to get the heck out of there and never look back.
They did that on 9/11, the day Arab Muslims attacked America. They danced in the streets and gave out candy. Their gene pool is in need of chlorine.
Yes, there IS a solution.
A lot of them have up and left. A friend of mine told me that - at least pre-Gulf War 1 - the Kuwaiti infrastructure was operated by Palestinian refugees. And I remember from Saudi Arabia that there a lot of Palestinians working and living in the Magic Kingdom.
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Nothing more fun than a kidnapping, unless it's beheading the victim.
Becki
Fifty-eight years have gone by and they're still called "refugee camps". None of the "refugees" we see with ski masks and AK-47s were even born then. I used to have some level of sympathy for the Palis but I now see it's obvious that they have absolutely no intent to work, build lives for themselves or interact with the civilized world.
Warning! This is a high-volume ping list.
...and they chose to elect terrorists (Hamas) to power.
They'll continue to reap what they've sewn.
If we (the civilized world) don't do away of the false distinction of civilians in this war, we will never win. The palestenianimals voted in a terrorist organziation in a democratic election. This tells me that they have chosen to be combatants.
In World War II, we would have never been able to win the war without treating the Germans and Japaneese as a collective enemy. It is ridiculous to think that we could have simply targeted Nazis and won the war.
These serpents are nothing more than a 21st century version of the ancient Amalekites and Philistines, and are lower than Satan's bunion.
Not people........just muslime animals.
These would be the same cretins who celebrated after 9-11. Yet the UN and the Euros continue to blame Israel for the behavior of Palestinians. As I told you earlier, the World has officially turned upside down..
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