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| 14 Palestinians Killed in Clashes in Gaza | ||
| 2004-02-11 | ||
| Update on previously reported Clash. We got names!: Israeli troops rode tanks into the Gaza Strip on Wednesday searching for Islamic militants firing rockets at nearby Jewish settlements, and the ensuing battle left at least 14 Palestinians dead and more than 50 wounded. It was one of the bloodiest days in Gaza in months, with the fiercest fighting occurring in the Shajaiyeh neighborhood of Gaza City. Twelve people, including the son of a prominent Palestinian leader and a senior Hamas activist, were killed and more than 40 were wounded, Palestinian doctors said. Hunting season seems to have opened. In a separate raid in the Rafah area along the Gaza-Egypt border, troops killed two Palestinians, including a militant, as they searched for arms-smuggling tunnels. The forces demolished three houses and razed citrus and olive groves. Just because they hate trees, I guess. The fighting in Gaza City erupted before dawn and continued for several hours. The army and Palestinian residents said the troops pulled out by early afternoon. "Oops! Look at the time, see you guys tomorrow!" During the fighting, dozens of young men stood in the streets watching as gunfire whizzed by. Keep that up and you won’t get any older. The dead Palestinians included 10 militants, Palestinian sources said. Excellent! They included Mohammed Hilles, 18, the son of Ahmed Hilles, the top leader of Yasser Arafat’s Fatah faction in Gaza, and senior Hamas activist Hani Abu Skhaila. Guess Mohammed won’t be following in Dad’s footsteps any more. Hamas said Abu Skhaila survived two previous Israeli attempts to kill him, including a June missile strike on his car in which he suffered shrapnel wounds. Third time’s the charm. Hamas, which called Abu Skhaila "the great brave hero," said he participated in several deadly attacks on Israelis, including a suicide bombing last month that killed four people at a border checkpoint. Real brave sending others out to die. At least nine of the wounded were in critical condition, doctors said. Leaking fluids, infection setting in, long slow painful lingering death, it’s Miller Time!
Remenber what I said about watching whizzing bullets? When Abu Sakhalin’s death was announced at a Gaza hospital, Hamas militants in camouflage uniforms waiting outside fired guns in the air and yelled, "God is great!" before jumping in a car to return to the fighting, witnesses said. Or heading to the hills.
Urban renewal. After the fighting subsided, three small rockets were fired into Israel, causing no damage, Israel Army radio reported. "Take that! Ok, honor has been served, let’s go home." In the other battle, Israeli forces, including more than 10 tanks and several armored bulldozers, moved into the Rafah refugee camp, residents said. Five Palestinians were wounded in gun battles, they said. More good news. | ||
| Posted by:Steve |
| #6 Do you think the crew chief paints little mud hut symbols on the sides of the dozers after a successful sortie? Now that's just plain mean.... and of course I sure wish I'd typed it. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2004-2-11 6:45:55 PM |
| #5 Obviously a plot of the Joooooos for ruining Emperor Misha. Imagine the cost of all those pizzas he will have to buy to IDF. |
| Posted by: JFM 2004-2-11 2:47:09 PM |
| #4 I'd love to see the Requests for Bids to Cat/Deere from the IDF. "Section VIII. - Vehicles must be able to withstand taunts from seething, clueless uts and hand-wringing American "activists". Replacement parts, especially treads, must be procurred in accordance with Schedule XII . . . Blah, blah, blah. Do you think the crew chief paints little mud hut symbols on the sides of the dozers after a successful sortie? Just a thought. . . |
| Posted by: Doc8404 2004-2-11 1:42:12 PM |
| #3 Caterpillar D9's kick ass, though - with special Corrie-treads and IHOP stickers on the sides |
| Posted by: Frank G 2004-2-11 12:09:29 PM |
| #2 Excellent work. I think though there should be more competitive bidding on Dozers, Cat's is ok but Deere et al have some fine home destroying dozers too. Just a thought. |
| Posted by: dataman1 2004-2-11 11:50:02 AM |
| #1 Nearing that special time of the year when it's time to go long on Catepillar. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2004-2-11 11:46:48 AM |