Posted on 11/06/2006 6:38:28 AM PST by Alouette
Woman wearing explosive belt approaches Givati soldiers manning temporary checkpoint in Beit Hanoun, blows herself up. One soldier lightly injured, terrorist killed
A female suicide bomber blew herself up Monday afternoon near IDF forces in Beit Hanoun in northern Gaza. One soldier sustained light wounds, while the terrorist was killed, a according to reports.
Initial details reveal that the incident took place at about 3:30 p.m., when the woman arrived at a temporary checkpoint set up by Givati soldiers in town. The crossing was established in the framework of efforts to apprehend wanted suspects.
The terrorists approached the soldiers who were standing at the checkpoint and apparently activated an explosive belt she was wearing.
Several incidents have taken place in Beit Hanoun throughout the day and a number of gunmen were shot by IDF forces and air force planes.
Army sources reported that some 50 terrorists had been killed since the onset of Operation Autumn Clouds in Beit Hanoun, but added that some gunmen were still operating in the area.
The suicide bombing Monday appears to be part of the terrorists' efforts to carry put a massive attack against military forces in the region.
Morning attack
Earlier Monday IDF forces attacked a target in Jabalya, killing 17-year-old Mahmoud Ashrafi and wounding seven other Palestinians, mostly teenagers.
Palestinian sources said the IDF fired a missile from the air, while army officials claimed the attack was launched by ground forces.
The IDF said soldiers spotted a Qassam-firing cell that planned to collect launchers used in Sunday’s rocket attack on Sderot; the force proceeded to open fire at the suspects and identified a hit, according to the IDF.
Meanwhile, it was reported that the ongoing IDF operation in Beit Hanoun is expected to conclude in a number of days; army officials have expressed their satisfaction with its results, despite the fact that the Qassam attacks on the western Negev have not ceased. On Monday Palestinians in Gaza fired another Qassam rocket toward Israel; the rocket landed in an open field near Kibbutz Yad Mordechai; no injuries were reported.
The Palestinians, who refer to the operation as a “massacre,” said some 50 people have been killed so far and called on the international community to intervene. On Sunday the captors of Corporal Gilad Shalit said the operation is endangering his life.
It is estimated that an even broader IDF operation is in the cards, although it has not received cabinet approval as of yet.
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I love a story with a good ending.
premature eradication
Scattered and splattered bitch alert!!!!!!
Nope, the eradication, if anything, was delayed (by about 50 years along with several hundreds of thousands).
She wasn't a suicide bomber--she was doing a performance art piece based on John Kerry's political career.
Thumbs up for this genius! 72 virgin studs for her. OOOOOHHHH, she didn't get any infidels. Cancel the virgin studs! She gets good ole jim "cue ball" carville. ROTFLMAO!!!
Dear UN,
We're still getting our butts kicked. Please stop the infidels from trying to defend themselves and issue sanctions so we can continue our murderous ways without interference.
Sincerely,
the Palestinians
They should colect her remians, mix them with pig feces, tie the mixture up in a pig skin, and bury the whole vile mess with the soles of her shoes facing Mecca.
What she did was reprehensible but it makes me think whether she was truly committed to her act. Someone who panicks and detonates early might indicate desperation on the part of the Palestinians and their recruiting efforts. Perhaps they are running out of the maniacally-committed types who will do everything they can to take as many as they can with them.
I don't for a moment excuse what she did but I wonder if she was just a scared young woman pushed to do what she did by those who haven't the guts to do it themselves. It may be a hopeful sign of some residual sanity in the Middle East.
Gee, this time the term was used properly. If others are killed it is a "homicide-bombing". But in this case, it was indeed a "suicide-bombing."
Better headline:
"What if Someone Had a Suicide - Bombing and No One Else Came?"
she-bang, she-bang ...
Burn, baby, burn!
This is the only way they can get their men to value them, when they kill themselves.
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