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| Middle East |
| IDF scrubs West Bank |
| 2003-03-12 |
| Israeli forces in the West Bank stepped up operations against suspected Palestinian militants on Wednesday, invading villages, arresting 18 suspects and clashing with gunmen. One militant was killed, along with an Israeli soldier. One of those detained was Mahmoud Hasib, a senior official for Yasser Arafat's Fatah movement. Hasib, arrested in Ramallah, was an assistant to Marwan Barghouti. Israeli security sources said Hasib recruited young Palestinians to carry out attacks against Israelis and was involved in two fatal shootings. "Here ya go, Mahmoud. This cell will be your home until Doomsday, if not later..." Five other Palestinians were captured in an Israeli raid on an Islamic Jihad hideout in the northern West Bank village of Saida, the military said. An Israeli soldier and a Palestinian were killed. Twelve Palestinians were detained in other raids. In Qalqiliya, soldiers stopped a suspicious car and found two bombs inside. Two Palestinians in the car were captured after they were wounded trying to escape. "You'll never take me alive, coppers! Ow!" |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |