Posted on 03/07/2002 11:25:26 PM PST by kattracks
Edited on 05/26/2004 5:04:39 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
March 8, 2002 -- JERUSALEM - An Israeli raid early yesterday killed one of the Palestinian's highest-ranking leaders, officials confirmed.
Maj. Gen. Ahmed Mefraj, 55, a top security commander was shot dead during a sweep into villages east of Khan Younis.
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Another "martyr" waiting to happen.
FILE--Regional commander of the Palestinian
security forces, Maj. Gen. Ahmed Mefraj is seen
in this undated file photo in Gaza. A deadly gun
battle Friday, March 8, 2002 raged in the village
of Khouza in southern Gaza, in which Mefraj was
killed. Mefraj, 55, was the highest-ranking
Palestinian officer to be killed in a clash
with Israeli forces, Palestinian officials said.
(AP Photo/File)
Another "martyr" waiting to happen.
Plenty to go around:
Palestinian police chief of Gaza Brig. Gen. Abdel Razek Majaidie
second right, and Chief of Military Police Maj. Gen. Moussa Arafat,
far right, walk during the funeral of regional commander of the
Palestinian security forces Maj. Gen. Ahmed Mefraj's funeral in
Gaza City Friday, March 8, 2002. Mefraj, 55, was the highest-
ranking Palestinian officer to be killed in a clash with Israeli
forces, Palestinian officials said. Others are unidentified.
(AP Photo/Hatem Moussa)
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