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| Middle East |
| Israel to reoccupy Gaza? |
| 2003-01-26 |
| FoxNews reports that the Israeli cabinet is considering reoccupying Gaza... Israeli forces are imposing a complete closure on the Palestinian territories until after Israel's general election on Tuesday. Curfews and cordons will prevent travel by Palestinians in areas which Israel believes to be militant hotspots. Defence Minister Shaul Mofaz said that within Israel itself, soldiers would be deployed alongside police during voting, because of a large number of warnings about possible attacks. He was speaking just hours after the Israeli army carried out a raid deep into the Gaza Strip, in which 12 Palestinians were killed and more than 50 others wounded. A senior Palestinian official, Saeb Erakat, accused Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon of staging the incursion to win votes. If the Paleos weren't intent on slaughtering Israelis, the incursions wouldn't win him any votes, would they? |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |