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Israel catches Islamic Jihad commander
Israeli troops Friday successfully apprehended a local Islamic Jihad commander and four associates from the Tulkarim refugee camp after expelling as many as 1,500 Palestinian males from the area. The Israeli army said the group was planning a car bomb attack and a suicide bombing inside Israel.It's in their mission statement Military sources who spoke on condition of anonymity told United Press International the curfew and sweeping searches they have been conducting in Tulkarim since Wednesday were designed to catch the Islamic Jihad commander, Anwar Elian, and his men. In the course of the search, the soldiers rounded up as many as 1,500 Palestinian males and sent them out of the Tulkarim refugee camp. Sorting through the rabble, looking for the big fish Soldiers surrounded Elian's hideout in the camp Thursday night. Friday morning, "We called him to come out and said that we'll go in if he doesn't, and he gave himself up," a military source in the West Bank told UPI. "Elian, come out and play!" "He surrendered without a fight," another military source said. Commanders are too important to fight The soldiers found explosives too, but not the car. Soldiers also caught the commander of the Fatah Tanzim in town, a military source said. Two for one special Israeli troops were then leaving the town. "Goodbye, we'll be back soon" Posted by: Steve 2003-04-04 |
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