Israel kills six Palestinians in West Bank, Gaza

[dracon49]

NABLUS, West Bank (*******) - Israeli soldiers shot and killed six Palestinians in two separate incidents on Saturday in the occupied West and the Gaza Strip, in one of the most deadly outbreaks of violence in months.
An Israeli military spokeswoman said soldiers shot and killed three Palestinians suspected of trying to infiltrate from Hamas-ruled coastal Gaza, and Palestinian medics and sources said three militants were killed in a West Bank raid.
The violence came a day before the anniversary of a Gaza war that killed some 1,400 Palestinians and 13 Israelis, and underscored rising tensions as U.S.-sponsored peace talks have remained stalled for a year.
There was no immediate Palestinian comment on the Gaza shooting.
In the West Bank, Palestinian medics and witnesses said soldiers surrounded the homes of three members of the al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, a militant group from Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's Fatah movement, and then killed all three.
The Israeli army had no immediate comment on the raid which took place two days after the same group was one of two to claim responsibility for the fatal shooting of an Israeli on Thursday on a West Bank road.
The Israeli had been the first killed in a Palestinian attack in about eight months in the West Bank, territory Israel captured in a 1967 war and which Palestinians seek for a state.
Sources in Fatah said those who were killed in the West Bank raid belonged to their group. The sources said all three of the dead had been disarmed under security measures taken by Abbas's police force and at least one had previously been on an Israeli wanted list.
Abbas has demanded a halt to Jewish settlement building before peace talks delayed since a Gaza war in January may resume, and has rejected a temporary building freeze announced last month by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as insufficient.

http://www.*******.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE5BP0CM20091226


Good work, the ones that were killed in Judah & Samaria killed Meir Chai in Thursday.

[OrangeWolf]

Good work, thumbs up for the IDF.

[GiladS]

Good job to the Shin Bet and to the IDF unit (my guess is Duvdevan) that carried out the operation in Nablus.

Also good job to the IDF forces at the Gaza Strip, I guess the planned attack was intended to mark Operation Cast Lead's anniversary.

[crush6655]

Great news, May the murderers burn in hell , if there's hell.....

Every terrorist will have his day, quicker or even quicker....

[ZZEZ]

Good job!
It can be Duvdevan or Yamas..I doubt the gdud sitting there did the operation.

[GiladS]

Good job!
It can be Duvdevan or Yamas..I doubt the gdud sitting there did the operation.

Could be one of the gadsarim.

[Grzegorz973]

Great news! :)

[Octavariable]

source....... (http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3825323,00.html)


IDF officer says Nablus operation wasn't 'execution-style'
Published: 12.26.09, 14:43 / Israel News
A senior officer in the Central Command said the IDF's operation Nablus, during which forces killed three gunmen who were responsible for the shooting death of a settler on Thursday, was carried according to army protocol.

"I reject claims according to which we had executed the terrorists," he said, "The operation was well-organized, and only when the troops were in danger did we open fire." (Hanan Greenberg)


And a little addition. these three were released not to long ago from prison in Israel, so long as the won't go back to terrorism.
As you can see, their signature isn't even worth the 3 drops of ink used to sign the papers.

[click]

Good work!....

[GiladS]

From today's photo section...

http://i49.tinypic.com/nyzhjn.jpg



Israeli soldiers take position during an army operation in the West Bank city of Nablus, Dec. 26, 2009. Israeli soldiers on Saturday shot dead three Palestinians who the military says were involved in a roadside ambush that killed an Israeli settler earlier in the week. The operation in the West Bank city of Nablus targeted three activists of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (http://www.daylife.com/topic/Mahmoud_Abbas)' Fatah movement.

[kahn267]

My guess is Duvdevan... Yamas wear different uniforms

[ZZEZ]

According to channel 10 it was combined operation by Nachson brigade[kfir] with Duvdevan, Nachson are sitting in Hatmar Shomron so it was operation by Horon[חורון] brigade/regiment, my guess is that Nachson secured the perimeter of the Casbah and Duvdevan together with the brave colonel stormed the houses when they refused to go outside..shame that I am in a course and missed all this action.

[RoyB]

My guess is Duvdevan... Yamas wear different uniforms
They all wear the same kinds of uniforms.. None of them have a unique type of uniform.
It was already confirmed as Duvdevan.

Good job, IDF.
That's how justice is done with those scumbags.

[crush6655]

:bash:
Why did the soldiers risk themselves ???

I'm sure the IDF 'still' has some D9s to do the job when the murderers refuse to get arrested peacefully.

If some of the soldiers got shot to death, they'd say "Why didn't they just bulldoze the house?" and no one would have a good answer other than "We tried not to kill innocent civilians" ....

What a crazy country we live in , willing to risk own soldiers just to lower the chances of innocent Arabs getting hurt cause their neibghors chose to become "proffesional" terrorists.

[Mr Gently Benevolent]

What a crazy country we live in , willing to risk own soldiers just to lower the chances of innocent Arabs getting hurt cause their neibghors chose to become "proffesional" terrorists.Well those Arabs lives have the same value as any Israelis life and you can't always choose your neighbours or know of their nefarious doings. Kudos to the troops for a smooth execution.

[ZZEZ]

:bash:
Why did the soldiers risk themselves ???

I'm sure the IDF 'still' has some D9s to do the job when the murderers refuse to get arrested peacefully.

If some of the soldiers got shot to death, they'd say "Why didn't they just bulldoze the house?" and no one would have a good answer other than "We tried not to kill innocent civilians" ....

What a crazy country we live in , willing to risk own soldiers just to lower the chances of innocent Arabs getting hurt cause their neibghors chose to become "proffesional" terrorists.

I have to agree..but on a operational note..if they indeed lived in the Casbah I doubt a D9 can fit there without taking out half of that refugee camp.

[Clockwinder]

Excellent - Intel cornered them and SOF did the rest. Cowards and rats that they are, exterminate the filth.

[kahn267]

They all wear the same kinds of uniforms.. None of them have a unique type of uniform.
It was already confirmed as Duvdevan.

Good job, IDF.
That's how justice is done with those scumbags.

Duvdevan and Yamas usually hold preference in high profile Westbank missions. Duvdevan also purely operates in the Westbank, and like most SF units, have hiking boots instead of the standard issue leather boots. Yamas dont wear such uniforms as seen in the pictures as they share the magav uniforms - hence my statement which proved correct p-)

[Mastermind]

I am delighted to know the special units of IDF is well and fully functional as ever. Great job! My congratulations for a job well done.

[Sideline]

Nice to know that there is no chance of a hostage swap release for them.

[Huegel]

Good work IDF.

[Octavariable]

from Ynet (http://www.ynetnews.com/home/0,7340,L-3083,00.html)


Rifle seized in Nablus raid linked to settler's murder
Published: 12.27.09, 10:52 / Israel News

The police forensics lab was able to link one of the rifles seized from the terrorists killed in Nablus to the Thursday murder of Meir Avshalom Hai.

[RoyB]

Duvdevan and Yamas usually hold preference in high profile Westbank missions. Duvdevan also purely operates in the Westbank, and like most SF units, have hiking boots instead of the standard issue leather boots. Yamas dont wear such uniforms as seen in the pictures as they share the magav uniforms - hence my statement which proved correct p-)
1st, Just because they're 'special', it doesn't mean that they wear hiking books all the time.
2nd, These units will wear whatever uniform that seems fit to them.
YAMAM is also a MAGAV/Police unit but had been seen numerous times during activities in the territories and elsewhere with standard IDF uniforms.

[kahn267]

1st, Just because they're 'special', it doesn't mean that they wear hiking books all the time.
2nd, These units will wear whatever uniform that seems fit to them.
YAMAM is also a MAGAV/Police unit but had been seen numerous times during activities in the territories and elsewhere with standard IDF uniforms.

Thats news to me
do you have any sources for this - just out of interest?

[RoyB]

Thats news to me
do you have any sources for this - just out of interest?
For what?
....

[Connaught Ranger]

I.M.H.O. Thread title should read "Israel kills six terrorists in West Bank Gaza."

[OrangeWolf]

I.M.H.O. Thread title should read "Israel kills six terrorists in West Bank Gaza."

Well they were Arabs, the title could have been Palestinian terrorists then. Not many eh say Austrian terrorists out there.

[Connaught Ranger]

Well they were Arabs, the title could have been Palestinian terrorists then. Not many eh say Austrian terrorists out there.

Apples and Oranges my lad,

What other than terrorists of a Palestinian persuasion operate out of the West Bank?

[Fat Lazy American]

Apples and Oranges my lad,

What other than terrorists of a Palestinian persuasion operate out of the West Bank?

http://palsolidarity.org/

[crush6655]

I have to agree..but on a operational note..if they indeed lived in the Casbah I doubt a D9 can fit there without taking out half of that refugee camp.
I can't find any info, but Israel has built a small unmanned bulldozer just for that.....

[crush6655]

Well those Arabs lives have the same value as any Israelis life and you can't always choose your neighbours or know of their nefarious doings. Kudos to the troops for a smooth execution.
They said it wasn't an 'execution' but an arrest where the scum-terrorists refused to follow/chose to die.

[Mr Gently Benevolent]

They said it wasn't an 'execution' but an arrest where the scum-terrorists refused to follow/chose to die.And I use the term execution as in the execution of a manoeuvre.

[Connaught Ranger]

http://palsolidarity.org/

And what genuine info can be found in a pro-pali terrorist propaganda link?p-)

[OrangeWolf]

And what genuine info can be found in a pro-pali terrorist propaganda link?p-)

He was giving examples of non-Arab terrorists operating in Judea and Samaria.

[Connaught Ranger]

He was giving examples of non-Arab terrorists operating in Judea and Samaria.

Well he could have wrote it as I have no time or inclnation to read propaganda s h i t e,

that said, 95% of the attacks committed in the West Bank are put down as

being committed by Palestinian terrorists.

Connaught Ranger.

[Octavariable]

Well he could have wrote it as I have no time or inclnation to read propaganda s h i t e,

that said, 95% of the attacks committed in the West Bank are put down as

being committed by Palestinian terrorists.

Connaught Ranger.

What? you must be dreaming, 95% of the attacks are made by "Unarmed Civilians" "Farmers" "Women" "Children" and "Peaceful resistors"
p-)

[bbsh]

US Wants Clarifications on Counterterrorist Operation

by Gil Ronen
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(IsraelNN.com) The United States has demanded clarifications from Israel after IDF special forces killed three terrorists Saturday who murdered a civilian, Rabbi Meir Chai, on Thursday.

Calls were made to National Security Adviser Prof. Uzi Arad, apparently by senior U.S. Administration officials, in which he was asked to provide clarifications. The calls came from the United States after Palestinian Authority officials complained to the Americans that the IDF had carried out “executions.”

Arad informed the White House of details of the counterterrorist raid and rejected the PA officials' claims.

The left-wing group B'Tselem also made a public demand that an investigation be launched into whether the IDF “executed” two of the three terrorist murderers. The self-acclaimed human rights group said that an initial inquiry it conducted at the homes of the dead killers indicated that they were executed.

Family testimony
The group said that the family members of two of the terrorists had told them that the terrorists were not armed and did not try to escape, nor did IDF soldiers try to arrest them. Rather, they said, the soldiers shot them at close range when their identity was confirmed.

The IDF denied these allegations.

A senior IDF officer said Saturday night that the security forces received accurate and focused information regarding the whereabouts of the terror cell's members. Forces from the Judea and Samaria Brigade, together with the Nachshon Battalion and the Duvdevan Battalion, were sent to the locations and conducted a three-hour long chase after the terrorists. One terrorist hid inside his home and sent his wife as a human shield to the front of the home.

"After the IDF operated on all required levels and using all means to arrest him,” the officer said, “and when he did not respond to the loudspeaker, nor to the means of riot dispersal and additional means, and in the knowledge that the man was armed and dangerous, a decision was made to open fire.”

http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/135213

[Octavariable]

As for the three "Civilian farmers in Gaza":



3 explosive devices found in area where 3 Palestinians were killed
Published: 12.29.09, 16:53 / Israel News (http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3826987,00.html)
The IDF has dismantled three explosive devices found in the area in which three Palestinian suspects were killed by the army Saturday, near the Erez crossing in northern Gaza. The IDF claims there is a connection between the two incidents, and say a rope and ladder were also found on the scene. (Hanan Greenberg)

[GiladS]

US Wants Clarifications on Counterterrorist Operation


And maybe Israel should seek clarifications regarding Lt. Gen. Keith Dayton's continued assignment to oversee training of Palestinian forces.

This when considering that the three terrorist who were killed were members of Fatah's armed wing. :roll:

[bbsh]

And maybe Israel should seek clarifications regarding Lt. Gen. Keith Dayton's continued assignment to oversee training of Palestinian forces.

This when considering that the three terrorist who were killed were members of Fatah's armed wing. :roll:

See a trend forming or is it only me?

US administration delaying trial against PA

Federal judge criticizes American administration's refusal to take stand on damages claim filed against the Palestinian Authority over terror attack which left American citizen dead

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3827171,00.html

[Chairborne Ranger]

This crap goes along with the scrolling headline CNN was running about these incidents that stated "Israelis kill 6 people in retaliation for murder of Israeli civilian". Made it sound like the Israelis just randomly gunned down 6 civis.

[GB_FXST]

Good work, thumbs up for the IDF.

x2


I have to agree..but on a operational note..if they indeed lived in the Casbah I doubt a D9 can fit there without taking out half of that refugee camp.

The Casbah of Shchem is a cicrle of he!!.



He was giving examples of non-Arab terrorists operating in Judea and Samaria.

Agree. The ISM, for example, aid and abet terrorists, and thus are terrorists themselves.