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Update: Israel razes home of gunman who struck settlement
Israeli troops on Tuesday dynamited the home of a Palestinian gunman who killed two people, including a seven-month-old baby, in an attack on a West Bank settlement on the eve of the Jewish New Year. Quick action Soldiers demolished the two-storey house that the militant, Mahmoud Hamdan, 21, had shared with his mother in the village of Dura near the West Bank city of Hebron. Hamdan infiltrated the Jewish settlement of Negohot on Friday night as Israelis sat down for festive holiday dinners marking Rosh Hashanah, or New Year. Knocking on the door of a trailer, he shot dead a man who opened it and killed a baby girl inside. Security forces guarding the settlement then killed Hamdan. Family members and Palestinian officials said he was a member of the Islamic Jihad group. Israel has routinely demolished the family homes of gunmen and suicide bombers during a three-year-old Palestinian uprising for independence. Israeli officials say the policy is meant to deter future attacks. Palestinians and human rights groups condemn the practice as collective punishment. Posted by: Frank G 2003-09-30 |
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