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| Update: Israel razes home of gunman who struck settlement |
| 2003-09-30 |
| Israeli troops on Tuesday dynamited the home of a Palestinian gunman who killed two people, including a seven-month-old baby, in an attack on a West Bank settlement on the eve of the Jewish New Year. Quick action Soldiers demolished the two-storey house that the militant, Mahmoud Hamdan, 21, had shared with his mother in the village of Dura near the West Bank city of Hebron. Hamdan infiltrated the Jewish settlement of Negohot on Friday night as Israelis sat down for festive holiday dinners marking Rosh Hashanah, or New Year. Knocking on the door of a trailer, he shot dead a man who opened it and killed a baby girl inside. Security forces guarding the settlement then killed Hamdan. Family members and Palestinian officials said he was a member of the Islamic Jihad group. Israel has routinely demolished the family homes of gunmen and suicide bombers during a three-year-old Palestinian uprising for independence. Israeli officials say the policy is meant to deter future attacks. Palestinians and human rights groups condemn the practice as collective punishment. |
| Posted by:Frank G |
| #5 yep, walk away, let them fight it out without any help (including military aid) |
| Posted by: Igs 2003-9-30 9:25:32 PM |
| #4 George W. Bush, Just walk away man. These two sides will be fighting each other when my great-grandchildren are born. |
| Posted by: Cyber Sarge (VRWC CA Chapter) 2003-9-30 6:37:26 PM |
#3 Israeli troops on Tuesday dynamited the home of a Palestinian gunman who killed two people, including a seven-month-old baby Faster please... |
| Posted by: Celissa 2003-9-30 12:17:50 PM |
| #2 The "Road map" is currently flat-lining and everyone is trying too resussitate(Spelling?) it. Except the Paleo's who continue to incite retaliation from Isreal. |
| Posted by: Charles 2003-9-30 11:45:20 AM |
| #1 The attack dealt a fresh blow to U.S.-backed peace plan stalled by a cycle of violence, including Palestinian suicide bombings and Israeli air strikes on militant leaders. A "fresh blow" can only happen when the entity being beaten is still alive. |
| Posted by: Bomb-a-rama 2003-9-30 10:25:05 AM |