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Four IDF Army reserve battalions called up
JPost - Reg Reqâd; Confirming Al-Aska Paulâs heads-up on troop mobilizationsDefense Minister Shaul Mofaz ordered a special call up of four reserve battalions, roughly 1,000 soldiers, to patrol the West Bank and Gaza Strip. The call up was to begin in about 10 days, after the end of Sukkot, which begins Friday night. After Yasserâs death? Mofaz had already ordered two battalions of active-duty soldiers sent to the West Bank and Gaza on Wednesday, canceling leaves and training courses, and ordered the continuation of a strict lockdown on Palestinian areas, reportedly at least through Oct. 22. Restrictions on Palestinians, barring them from entering the country and preventing many from leaving their towns, were tightened after an Islamic Jihad bomber killed 19 in the port city of Haifa on Saturday. Mofaz reportedly went against the recommendations of security officials who said the level of alerts about possible terror attacks was not unusual. Hmmmmm Posted by: Frank G 2003-10-09 |
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