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Zionist Dozers Strike Again
EFL: Israeli troops have bulldozed a house in the northern West Bank, killing a member of Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad inside. The man was suspected of planning last month's suicide attack on a Tel Aviv nightclub, the Israeli army said. Correspondents say the killing further tests an informal truce that is already strained by a stalled handover of West Bank towns to Palestinian control. However, Palestinian head Mahmoud Abbas says the truce may soon be formalised. He said he hoped a meeting with the militant groups, mediated by Egypt and scheduled for next week, would yield an official ceasefire announcement. "I expect this meeting in Cairo will conclude all the efforts that have been made by the Egyptian brothers," he said. "God willing we could have a declaration." Mohammed Abu Hazneh, a 28-year-old, a member of Islamic Jihad, died after a brief siege in the village of Nazlat al-Wusta in the West Bank. Israeli troops killed him by bulldozing his house after he shot an army dog sent in to flush him out, reports say.
Nafez Azzam, an Islamic Jihad leader, told the Associated Press news agency the killing could provoke a response ending recent weeks of relative calm. He said his group would raise the issue with Mr Abbas. Saeb Erekat, a negotiator for Mr Abbas, said Israel should have allowed Palestinian security to "do their job in these areas" and warned its "actions are only adding fuel to fire". Posted by: Steve 2005-03-10 |
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