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Haniyehs bodyguard killed, son wounded in convoy attack
 Hat tip to liberalhawk Palestinian PMs bodyguard killed, his son, another bodyguard and political advisor wounded when gunmen open fire at their convoy as it leaves Rafah crossing; PA official: Abbas; presidential guard responsible A Palestinian official said one of Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh's bodyguards was killed when his convoy came under fire as he left Rafah Thursday night. Another bodyguard, the prime minister's son and a political adviser were wounded, the official said, holding members of Abbas' presidential guard responsible. This should heat things up just slightly. The son was not seriously wounded, officials said. Too bad, it might make the terrorist kingpins think twice if their families started getting offed. Time for them to share in the pain. Hamas followers of Haniyeh exchanged fire with rival Fatah forces several times during the day, and the gunfire continued as Haniyehs convoy passed through the checkpoint from Egypt after a long wait. Israel had banned him from entering Gaza with millions of dollars in cash. At least Israel is regrowing some of its brain tissue. Earlier it was reported that Haniyeh's passage from Egypt into Gaza was delayed due to the fact that European monitors, who eventually approved his entry into the Strip, refused to make their way to the Rafah crossing for fear that the thousands of Hamas supporters who had gathered there would attack them. And they were probably right. Especially as Haniyeh was coming back empty-handed. As word of the drama in Rafah spread throughout the Strip, Hamas leaders called on thousands of the groups supporters to make their way to the crossing and assist in taking it over. It speaks volumes that the Egyptians simply didn't begin hosing down the assembling crowd with automatic gunfire. Their hatred of the Jews blinds them to even their own national security. Cairo will pay for this if ever Israel is forced to employ the Sampson Option. During the gathering, exchanges of fire took place between Hamas gunmen and members of Mahmoud Abbas Presidential Guard; additional gun battles erupted between Hamas gunmen and Egyptian security officers, who attempted to prevent the crowd from reaching the border fence. "Popcorn, get'cher hot buttered popcorn, right here!" Hamas supporters chanted curses and threats against the European monitors, accusing them of cooperating with Israel to prevent Haniyehs entrance into Gaza. You'd think that by now Europe might have noticed what a fickle bedfellow Hamas is. Posted by: Zenster 2006-12-14 |
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