Six Palestinians Die in Botched Attack by Militants

[Seraphim]

By Shahdi al-Kashif

EREZ BORDER CROSSING, Gaza Strip (*******) - At least six Palestinians were killed on Saturday during a suicide bombing and shooting attack on Israeli soldiers at the main Israel-Gaza border crossing.



A source in the militant group Hamas said it carried out the operation along with al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, part of President Yasser Arafat (news - web sites)'s Fatah (news - web sites) faction, and Islamic Jihad.


Such cooperation among the three groups, which have ignored Palestinian Authority (news - web sites) calls for a cease-fire with Israel, is likely to fuel U.S. fears that Israel's threatened unilateral pullback in Gaza could fuel anarchy in the area.


Brigadier-General Gadi Shamni, commander of Israeli forces in northern Gaza, said the incident began when a Palestinian car exploded at the heavily guarded Erez crossing.


Hamas called it a suicide bombing and said the driver was killed. Shamni said no Israelis were hurt.


Soon afterwards, two jeeps painted in Israeli army colors raced to the scene, as if they were responding to the blast, and a Palestinian gunman in the lead vehicle began firing at soldiers, who shot him and its driver dead, Shamni told *******.


The second jeep, also disguised as an army vehicle, then exploded near a Palestinian police post about 100 meters (yards) away, killing the driver, the general said by telephone.


Hospital officials said at least two other Palestinians, both policemen, were killed and some 15 wounded.


"It's possible the Palestinian (policemen) tried to stop the jeep and the driver blew himself up or something malfunctioned," Shamni said. Palestinian security sources said Israeli forces had fired at the vehicle. Shamni denied this.


The use of fake army jeeps -- Shamni said the militants had used an unarmored civilian version of the military's "Sufa" vehicle -- was a new tactic in the Palestinian uprising that began in September 2000.


ECONOMIC LIFELINE


The violence at the flashpoint frontier erupted three days after an Israeli missile strike killed three Hamas militants in Gaza, which like the West Bank was sealed off by Israel on Thursday in a security alert for the Jewish holiday of Purim.


For thousands of Palestinian labourers Erez, in the northern Gaza Strip (news - web sites), is a gateway to coveted jobs in Israel and in an Israeli-run industrial zone at the crossing.


"The Palestinians, in their zeal for attacking Israelis, are actually causing a major disruption to a vital economic interest for thousands of Palestinian families," said David Baker, an official in Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon (news - web sites)'s office.


On February 27, two gunmen from al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades sneaked into Erez and killed a soldier before being shot dead by security personnel.


Earlier on Saturday, Israeli soldiers shot dead a Palestinian in the West Bank city of Tulkarm, an Israeli military source said.


Local residents said he was an unarmed policeman in uniform caught up in a confrontation between soldiers and stone-throwers. The military source said he was dressed in a camouflage uniform and armed with an assault rifle.





(Additional reporting by Nidal al-Mughrabi in Gaza, Mu'een Shadid in Ramallah, Mohammed Assadi in Ramallah and Jeffrey Heller in Jerusalem)

[George W. Bush]

All he killed were fellow Arabs! He's going to hell! Ain't no virgins for him in hell!

[S'13]

Soon afterwards, two jeeps painted in Israeli army colors raced to the scene, as if they were responding to the blast, and a Palestinian gunman in the lead vehicle began firing at soldiers, who shot him and its driver dead, Shamni told *******.

These SOB's are getting more and more sophisticated... :bash:

[Argyll]

Soon afterwards, two jeeps painted in Israeli army colors raced to the scene, as if they were responding to the blast, and a Palestinian gunman in the lead vehicle began firing at soldiers, who shot him and its driver dead, Shamni told *******.

These SOB's are getting more and more sophisticated... :bash:


Dressing up as your enemy is not sophisticated,the Germans did this during the Ardennes offensive in 1944,and created mayhem,IIRC the ones who were captured in Enemy uniforms were executed as spies.

[S'13]

Soon afterwards, two jeeps painted in Israeli army colors raced to the scene, as if they were responding to the blast, and a Palestinian gunman in the lead vehicle began firing at soldiers, who shot him and its driver dead, Shamni told *******.

These SOB's are getting more and more sophisticated... :bash:


Dressing up as your enemy is not sophisticated,the Germans did this during the Ardennes offensive in 1944,and created mayhem,IIRC the ones who were captured in Enemy uniforms were executed as spies.

By Palestinian terrorist standards it's sophisticated. ;)
Of course there have been cases of terrorists wearing IDF uniforms but never have they used this method with vehicles.

[Argyll]

I got ya S13 ;)

[Javehn]

Damn fuuckas . It's a shame that so many people see those asses as a freedom fighters . There are nothing more then bunch of street thugs , thieves , and personal slaves of Tunisian biatch named Arafak . They are causing tremendous heart to they own people , and they just don't care about it . And it's too bad many Palestinians are blinded to those people , that lead nothing , except the destruction of they own country .
Erez industry zone is the main working point for many people in Gaza strip . It's located in Israeli side , and it is a crossing point between Israeli market and Palestinian one , and also a place of work for many Palestinian workers .
This place was used more then once (and twice and more then 3 times , and even more then 4 times ) as a terror point . Taking advantage of the fact that Palestinians working there , those thugs infeltraded the zone and performed actions from there . Later they accused of IDF to closing the point , like it was it's fault .

I had a good friend from my platoon killed on that point , and 2 more soldiers injured .He was working on a tank that came back from mission , while a single burst came thrue his body . It happened less then a year ago , when 3 Palestinians infiltrated Erez , and opened fire on groop of soldiers . Those terrorists (yes , they are terrorists and nothing else ) were dressed in IDF uniforms , carrying the attack on the same place , that was supposed to feed them , and their families .

Just yesterday i heard a voice of a Palestinian fleeding from West bank , telling that the bigest mistake IDF did , is not to waste Tunis monkey named Arafak , but brought him to power on Palestinian authority . This Monkey brought a group of thugs (meaning people that collect money from bussiness ) , thiefes (mainly people that still cars from Israel , and selling them for parts ) , murderers and criminals . He made them closer to source of power and money (Arafak is the reachiest man in the middle east . He is reported to have millions of dollars from money Israel , EU , USA , Arab Union donated him . The money stops in his office , and not going down on Palestinian people , that helps to feed them with pure hate ) . People like this one keeps getting more and more, but they unheard of , sence the "democratic" rejime of Arapuke cenzuring every single newspaper / TV station . And as long Arafukme will be on power , the **** will continue . How can someone be so unsensetive on his own people , just because of his power loving ? And how come so many people in the world buy him as the real thing ?

P.S : My friend had funeral . It was forgotten , and Palestinians got back to work in Erez . Soon came another blast .... The circle of life comes to an end . This is dedicated to all of Elmos Mustamatos and everyone on this planet who thinks they can analize everything with a click of their finger . Don't think you are smarter , and everybody else is not . Because it is usualy all around .
This time thugs killed they own Policemen . They call it a loss in the name of Allah , a sacred death . Nothing sacred and religious in it . They are not real Muslims , not real freedom fighters . They are scums .

[big80a2]

totaly right dude !!! woot