[Torie]

So what is the story of why the area that was wiped out? Is that were all the perps hung out? Why there? This story needs to be fleshed out a bit more. Also, the refugee camp was NOT the area that was flattened. That doesn't fit in with previous stories.

[l33t]

That is the area of the Jenin "refugee camp". Check the link.

[tomahawk]

If you want to know why this little area was wiped out, you can read the interview of the Islamic Jihad "engineer" who explained to the Egyptian newspaper Al Ahram how the Pals wired over 50 structures in the area with explosives. Search for keyword "Jenin" and you'll find it.

[BenR2]

So what is the story of why the area that was wiped out? Is that were all the perps hung out? Why there? This story needs to be fleshed out a bit more. Also, the refugee camp was NOT the area that was flattened. That doesn't fit in with previous stories.

Perhaps you should reread some of the foregoing posts. Clearly several "previous stories" were misleading at the very least.

[monkeyshine]

Well look at the size of the nuildings around the damaged area, and try to figure out how many similar sized buildings would fit in that area.

Then, read the Al-Ahram article where it is claimed that 50 houses were boobie trapped with bombs, as well as some cars, trashcans and streets/alleyways.

So, how many houses did you figure could fit in that damaged area? Subtract from this number the 50 that the militants had rigged for explosion, and you will know how many homes the Israelis destroyed.

[monkeyshine]

I think that was the part of the camp where the resistence was organized, where the bombers came from, where the bombs were made, etc. I presume that the militants organized in this small area probably rigged and booby trapped it, like the Al-Ahram article indicated, to protect it from invasionary forces.