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Middle East
Jenin is taken
2002-04-11
  • In the Jenin refugee camp, scene of the deadliest fighting in Israel's two-week offensive, three dozen armed men, apparently the last holdouts, surrendered to Israeli troops Thursday. The unpaved alleys of the camp, chewed up by heavy army vehicles, were deserted Thursday. Reporters touring the edge of the shantytown, home to 13,000 Palestinians, saw one demolished building and another one blacked by fire. The only civilian visible was a woman sitting in a wheelchair in one of the streets.
    Sure hope it stays cleaned out.
    VOA [http://www.voanews.com/article.cfm?objectID=892953DB-72DB-4C22-817490938CA78667&Title=Israel%20Says%20300%20Palestinian%20Fighters%20Surrender%3B%20Clashes%20Continue%20in%20West%20Bank] gave the POW count at 300, based on IDF sources. Given the news blackout, I'm guessing that some of these 300 may be civilians, but after a week of fighting, who is a civilian and who is a fighter is probably a moot point.
    Posted by Tom Roberts 4/11/2002 12:45:10 PM
    • Posted by:Fred Pruitt

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