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| Hamas, Jihad botch attack on Erez Junction |
| 2004-03-06 |
| Using three jeeps disguised to look like IDF vehicles and rigged with explosives, Palestinians launched an attack on Israeli positions around the Erez Crossing at Gaza on Saturday. No Israelis were injured, but four Palestinians were killed and at least 15 wounded. Hamas, Islamic Jihad and Fatah’s Al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades claimed responsibility for the attack, calling it a joint "self-sacrifice operation" in a message posted on the Hamas Web site. (Self sacrifice and others) A convoy of three (Boom,Boom and Boom, Cool!) vehicles, including two jeeps and a taxi, blew up on the Palestinian side of the Erez Crossing close to a Palestinian police position. (Looks like the mossad provided the C4) Shortly after, another jeep containing two Palestinians approached an IDF post located on the Israeli side where workers cross into Israel from the Gaza Strip. Soldiers who spotted the jeep opened fire, killing one (Considering that this is a palestinian we are talking about here, he’ll probably regard it as tastfull decoration ) "The sound of the explosion was huge and powerful, followed by intense machine gun fire from the Israeli army outpost," Ali al-Basyouni said. At least one other witness also heard intense gunfire following the explosion. (IE one survived but not for very long) Various earlier reports erroneously stated that the attack was on an Israeli tank and that a Kassam rocket had been fired. In a telephone interview, Islamic Jihad spokesman Nafez Azzam said, "It is clear that the ongoing Israeli attacks against the Palestinian |
| Posted by:Evert Visser |
| #9 Rooters is reporting 6 dead including 4 terrorists. Also interesting is that a lot of planning went into this and the plan went totally to ratshit. Couldn't happen to a nicer bunch of people. |
| Posted by: phil_b 2004-3-6 6:03:09 PM |
| #8 "A taxi driver at the scene said the blast was huge. Pieces of burned flesh were stuck to his taxi."(Considering that this is a palestinian we are talking about here, he’ll probably regard it as tastfull decoration ) There are times comments are made here that are absolutely so to the point that they deserve to be included in a TOP 10. This one is going in there. |
| Posted by: dataman1 2004-3-6 4:17:51 PM |
| #7 It just doesn't get any better than this. Not only 4 dead jihadis: that is that much fewer jihadis the IDF will have to kill later on, that much fewer innocent lives taken, and the best part: they aren't at home trying to make new jihadis. |
| Posted by: badanov 2004-3-6 3:27:12 PM |
| #6 " Can I push the button? " " No. " " Can I push the button? " " NO. " " Can I push the button? " " Don't push the button until I say 'Push the button'! " " Yeah! Martyr time! " " No Mahmoud, don't! " *Boom* |
| Posted by: Charles 2004-3-6 2:38:07 PM |
| #5 JFM - pepperoni is pork! Why waste the bacon? Shep - Quite you! My methods are working fine don't clue the idiots in. |
| Posted by: 3dc 2004-3-6 1:51:44 PM |
| #4 if the bomb went off premiturly on the Palo side of the checkpoint then isn't this suspicious, theres been loads of booms going off too early lately, normally a hundred yards or so from the Israeli check points. I'm still wondering about microwave systems or even snipers with suicide belt viewing optics like maybe infared or something destroying them |
| Posted by: Jon Shep U.K 2004-3-6 1:40:40 PM |
| #3 "No Israelis were injured, but four Palestinians were killed and at least 15 wounded" Now THAT'S what I call the golden ratio... |
| Posted by: Hyper 2004-3-6 11:47:50 AM |
| #2 all those jeeps blowing up must have looked like the start of an episode of the A-Team, this time theres no Colonel Decker though and people get killed :) |
| Posted by: Jon Shep U.K 2004-3-6 11:20:42 AM |
| #1 Time to send pizzas to the Hamas, Islamic Jihad and AAMB. With plenty of bacon. |
| Posted by: JFM 2004-3-6 11:18:41 AM |