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Israelis Kill Four Palestinians
 The Israeli Army killed four Palestinians in an upsurge of violence in the West Bank and Gaza yesterday, pouring cold water on the optimism that has greeted the election of Mahmoud Abbas as the new Palestinian leader. Two members of the Islamic Jihad were killed in the Morag settlement in the southern Gaza Strip, one of 21 due to be dismantled later this year. And two Hamas fighters were killed in the West Bank city of Ramallah. The violence was the worst flareup since moderate former Prime Minister Abbas, who has repeatedly called for end to the armed struggle, was elected president of the Palestinian Authority on Sunday. Commenting on yesterday's flareup and the killing of another Palestinian a day earlier, Palestinian Premier Ahmed Qorei condemned "the army's assassination of two Hamas activists and an activist from the (Fatah-linked) Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades". "This does not show positive intentions on the part of the Israeli government," he said.Posted by: Fred 2005-01-13 |
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