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Hamas member killed as Israel halts invasion
The headline reads like "Got 'im, we can go home now, but...
A member of the Palestinian resistance group Hamas has been killed after a car exploded in the West Bank town of Nablus. Palestinian security officers said Ilwam Beniawdi, 25, was a member of the group's armed wing. It was not immediately clear what had triggered the blast, they added.
| I'd guess his boom belt went off early... |
No further details were immediately available.
Meanwhile, Israeli occupation forces have pulled out of a West Bank refugee camp after a devastating nine-day invasion. The soldiers withdrew on Wednesday afternoon after killing two children and injuring dozens more during a massive military operation.
"The kids are dead. We can leave now."
"Can't go yet, sir!"
"Why not?"
"I haven't stomped all the baby ducks yet!" |
According to Palestinian witnesses, the invasion included road demolitions, damage to buildings, house-to-house searches and curfews. The Israelis said they launched the attack to hunt down alleged "anti-Israeli militants".
| That sounds like what I'd do if I was hunting down anti-whatever militants... |
Mattias Hagftrom, a peace activist from the International Solidarity Movement, said the Israelis had devastated daily life in the overcrowded camp. "There were clashes here every day. The Palestinians were throwing stones and the Israelis seemed to be shooting at anything that moved, especially after dark," he said.
Posted by: Fred Pruitt 2003-12-25 |
