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To: archy
Good evening archy. Thanks for the current shots of the Merkava.
31 posted on 03/23/2004 5:23:05 PM PST by snippy_about_it (Fall in --> The FReeper Foxhole. America's History. America's Soul.)
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To: snippy_about_it
Good evening archy. Thanks for the current shots of the Merkava.

Glad to add to the subject matter, snippy. I've been fond of the MkII ever since I got my first ride in a MkII, and I'm looking forward to acquainting myself with the newer versions next trip that way, even though my heart is really with the older Magach 5 and 6.

Sad to say, I fear there'll be no shortage of photos of them in the coming news, either; there are repoirts of from ten to two dozen Israeli tanks now moving into the Khan Younis refugee area of the Gaza strip.

Israeli Tanks Roll Into Palestinian Refugee Camp

Reuters ^ | 3-23-04

GAZA (Reuters) - Israeli tanks rolled into the Palestinian refugee camp of Khan Younis in the Gaza Strip early on Wednesday and bulldozers began demolishing houses overlooking a Jewish settlement, witnesses said.

Some 60 families living in the row of dilapidated structures fled as Israeli forces laid down covering fire. There were no immediate reports of return fire from Palestinian gunmen, or casualties.

Security forces have been on high alert in Israel's cities for the painful payback Hamas has promised in retaliations for the Israeli assassination of its founder and spiritual leader Ahmed Yassin.

About 10 Israeli tanks moved to the edge of Khan Younis in the early hours of Wednesday, taking up what witnesses initially described as holding positions.


79 posted on 03/24/2004 1:18:28 AM PST by archy (Concrete shoes, cyanide, TNT! Done dirt cheap! Neckties, contracts, high voltage...Done dirt cheap!)
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