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Hamas Caught Using Cancer Patient to Smuggle Explosives into Israel

2017-04-20

Rolled over from yesterday because it was posted so late in the day.

HT The Muqata on FB. What wonderful people. They should be given a State
[JewishPress] Once again, Hamas used an Israeli humanitarian gesture to attempt a terror attack.

Inspectors at the Erez Border Crossing from Gaza prevented a large terror attack after discovering explosives hidden inside tubes labeled "medical materials" being brought over from Gaza into Israel on Wednesday morning, according to the Shabak and the Ministry of Defense.

Two sisters from Gaza were given entry permits into Israel. The two had received permission to enter Israel, as one of the women was to receive cancer treatment at an Israeli hospital.

Hidden among their medical supplies were explosives to be used for making bombs for a terror attack. A police sapper dealt with the explosives.

An initial Shabak investigation uncovered that Hamas sent the shipment of explosives over for an imminent attack in Israel. Hamas had hoped to use the two sisters as cover for their smuggling.

The two will be interrogated further by the Shabak.

This is not the first time that Hamas has used sick people being treated in Israel to send over explosives.

Posted by:Frank G

#5 New information from lord garth's link:

Ragheb Atallah, the patient's husband, said his wife, Basema, 55, has gone for treatment of colorectal cancer in Jerusalem more than 10 times since July and has never had a problem before. He said his wife was unaware that she may have been smuggling anything illegal into Israel.

"Someone asked them to take a bottle of medicine on their way for a patient there," he said. "The bottle was closed and they did not know what is inside. It seems there was something and this caused disruption," the husband said Thursday.

Ragheb Atallah said his wife was released and has been given permission again to go to the hospital, but her sister, 57-year-old Ibtessam Eid, remained in Israeli custody.

Posted by: trailing wife 2017-04-20 22:09

#4 lord garth, it is possible that the New York Times' recent addition of Bret Stephens to the columnist roster is impacting how the NYT reports about Israel. After all, his resume includes chief editor of the Jerusalem Post and foreign correspondent for the Wall Street Journal. This will please pro-Israel readers, while his dislike of President Trump will soothe the rest.

Posted by: trailing wife 2017-04-20 21:39

#3 surprisingly good article in the NYTimes

or

https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2017/04/20/world/middleeast/ap-ml-israel-gaza-.html

Posted by: lord garth 2017-04-20 20:50

#2 Garth, you have a future in stand-up comedy.

Posted by: gorb 2017-04-20 10:46

#1 not yet picked up by wapo, cnn ap or nytimes but they will almost certainly have to carry at least a blurb

Posted by: lord garth 2017-04-19 21:33

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