Posted on 04/28/2002 6:58:29 PM PDT by blam
Breaking News. Fox News is reporting that dozens of tanks and troop carriers are entering Hebron. Helicopter gunships have been observed firing into the city. Please update as news arrives.....
The armored vehicles came from the west and north and were accompanied by attack helicopters, firing machine guns from the air, witnesses said.
Israeli military sources, speaking on condition of anonymity, confirmed that a military operation was underway, but would give no further details.
It was not clear if the incursion marked a full-scale invasion of Hebron, the largest West Bank city that escaped Israel's large-scale military push that began March 29.
Israeli troops moved about 1 1/2 miles into the city and appeared to be concentrating on two specific areas, the witnesses said, indicating that the object was to make arrests.
Palestinians said that at least five people were wounded by Israeli gunfire in the incursion, which began at 4:30 a.m.
On Thursday, about 20 Israeli tanks and armored vehicles entered Hebron briefly to arrest suspected militants. In that operation, Ahmed Bashir, a member of the Force 17, an elite security unit, was killed and at least four Palestinians were wounded, Palestinians said.
The incursion came as Israel's West Bank push, its largest military operation in two decades, appeared to be drawing to a close. Israeli forces had withdrawn from Palestinian towns, except Bethlehem, where a standoff at the Church of the Nativity continued, and Ramallah, where Israeli troops continued to lay siege to Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat's office.
However, on Sunday, both Israel and the Palestinians accepted an American compromise plan aimed at ending Israel's blockade of Arafat's office, and negotiations continued toward resolving the deadlock in Bethlehem.
Sounds like the evil ones have returned and need cleaning out again.
Mopping up many more Pali terrorists before they let the animal Arafat out of his cage. Good hunting IDF!
I am sick of listening to the Israelis and the Pals. Both are always whining and pointing the finger at the other .. claiming that the other is *more evil*. The truth is .. they BOTH have plenty of blood on their hands.
I am almost ready to throw up my hands and say, "The heck with both of them. Let them blow each other up already."
We need to support Bush's War on Terrorism. We need to clean out Iraq and do what is necessary to protect Americans and make American safe. That is should be what is on Bush's mind .. not Sharon and Arafat.
Be patient. We are out of bombs and missles anyway. Our factories are running 'flat out' to re-supply the military. This Israeli/Palestine distraction may be a good thing for us. ...and remember, we're listening in to everyone who communicates or sympathises with the homicide bombers and their leaders.
For the five-year-old girl hiding under her bed.
Millstone time.
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