Both sides of the middle east conflict are turning more and more towards the Right. And don't those old two-faced hypocrites take advantage of the other side's attrocities.
Last Update: 27/09/2003 05:08
Gunman kills two, including baby girl, in West Bank settlement
By Amos Harel, Haaretz Correspondent, Haaretz Service and Agencies
Two Israelis, including a baby girl, were killed
and two others lightly wounded Friday night by a
Palestinian gunman who infiltrated the West Bank
settlement of Negohot, southwest of Hebron.
"To our regret, we have two
killed and two more slightly
wounded," said Dror Richter,
spokesman for Magen David
Adom.
The gunman infiltrated the
isolated settlement around 9:30
P.M., through a part that was
not fenced. Armed with an M-16
assault rifle, he knocked on the door of one of
the homes. A 30 year-old man who was visiting
at the house opened the door and was critically
wounded by the gunman. He died a short time
later.
The owner of the house and a soldier opened fire
at the gunman, who tried to escape and while
fleeing fired a number of rounds at the house,
one of which hit and critically wounded a
seven-month-old baby who also died a short
while later.
An army reserve unit that rushed to the scene
killed the gunman.
The wounded - the girl's father and a woman -
were taken to Barzilai Hospital in Ashkelon.
Israel Defense Forces troops and settlers killed
the terrorist. Although the army believed that
a lone gunman was behind the attack, security
forces were searching the area for any other
terrorists after reports were received of a
second gunman fleeing the scene.
In March this year, two Palestinians tried to
infiltrate the settlement but were killed by
the IDF before managing to carry out an attack.
A general alert was announced and soldiers
backed by a local emergency response squad
attacked the two Palestinians and killed them.
They were found to be carrying assault rifles
and grenades, while one had an explosive belt.
Presumably they planned to carry out a suicide
bombing. No Israeli injuries were reported.
The previous attack had taken place a short
while after two other Palestinian terrorists
dressed as religious Jews entered the West Bank
settlement of Kiryat Arba, shot a couple
walking by the security fence and then killed a
married couple in their home before being
killed by IDF soldiers. Security sources
believed that the two attacks had been
coordinated to be simultaneous.
Hamas had claimed responsibility for both
attacks.
Friday's attack came as Jews in Israel were
celebrating the first night of Rosh Hashanah -
the Jewish New Year - which began at sundown
Friday and lasts until Sunday evening.
"The Palestinians have started the Jewish New
Year with another bloody terrorist attack,"
said David Baker, an official in the Prime
Minister's Office. "It's obvious that they've
taken a New Year's resolution to continue with
their trail of terror against Israel. The
Palestinian Authority still refuses to take the
necessary steps to rein in the terror and
prevent such attacks from happening."
"This shows again the ugly face of Palestinian
terrorists," said Jonathan Peled, an Israeli
Foreign Ministry spokesman.
"It shows they are totally oblivious to the
sanctity of life, the sanctity of religion.
This is a barbaric act which raises a question
about whether we have a partner on the other
side," he added.
Late Thursday, a full closure was imposed on the
West Bank and Gaza Strip, ahead of the holiday.
The closure has been put in place due to fears
that Palestinian militants plan to carry out an
attack during the holiday. Palestinians will,
however, be allowed to enter Israel for
humanitarian reasons.
Access to Friday prayers on the Temple Mount was
limited to Palestinians aged 40 and older and
those who carry Israeli identity cards. Some
15,000 attended and there were no incidents.
Police chief Shlomo Aharonishki told Israel
Radio on Friday morning that large numbers of
police reinforcements had been deployed
throughout the country ahead of the holiday.
Police numbers have also been bolstered in
cities along the Green Line, and Border Police
units are on high alert along the divide
between Israel and the West Bank.
Aharonishki said that the areas to which police
officers had been deployed were given careful
consideration, and were based not only on
specific warnings, but also a more general
approach.
IDF troops operating in the West Bank city of
Ramallah arrested 25 Hamas activists overnight
Thursday, Israel Radio reported.
Hours earlier, Palestinian gunmen fired shots
near homes in the Psagot settlement close to
Ramallah, Israel Radio said. There were no
injuries.
In the Gaza Strip late Thursday, Palestinians
fired at IDF troops near Atzmona in the Gush
Katif settlement bloc, and troops returned
fire. Palestinian gunmen also fired two
anti-tank missiles at IDF troops near the Gadid
settlement in southern Gaza. There were no
injuries in either incident, the Itim news
agency reported.
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