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IAF attacks Gaza; IDF demolishes bomberâs home
JPost - Reg Reqâd; updates on Paleo whack-a-moleIsrael Air Force helicopters attacked two targets in the Gaza Strip and IDF troops took up positions in the West Bank city of Jenin after 19 people were killed in a suicide bombing on Saturday in Haifa. Early Sunday, helicopters fired two missiles at a small, empty house near the beach in Gaza City early Sunday, and helicopters also fired missiles in a Gaza refugee camp, witnesses said. empty huh? IDF forces demolished the home of the Haifa suicide bomber in the West Bank city of Jenin. No injuries were reported in the operation. The security establishment held consultations late into Saturday night to decide on Israelâs reaction to the Haifa suicide attack, amid little expectation a green light will be given to implement the cabinetâs decision to remove Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat. The house [that was struck] was reported to be near the Gaza beach and Palestinian leader Yasser Arafatâs residence in the city. The house belonged to the Kanita family, one of Gazaâs largest, but it was empty at the time of the attack. Mohammed Kanita, a member of the family, said it had been uninhabited for a long time. There was no furniture in the house. Ambulances arrived at the scene, but there were no casualties. Large crowds of people gathered at the scene, witnesses said. The large family has representation in all of the main Palestinian groups, including the violent Hamas and Islamic Jihad, Palestinians said. Itâs a family affair A few minutes later, helicopters fired three missiles at militants near a house in the Boureij refugee camp in central Gaza, residents said. The house belonged to an Islamic Jihad leader, Morshet Shahin, but residents said he escaped the attack. No casualties were reported, but some damage was caused.
Posted by: Frank G 2003-10-05 |
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