ARABS-ISRAEL - Apr 12 - Gaza Ambush.Israeli soldiers shoots and kill 2 Palestinian gunmen as they attempt to infiltrate infiltrate /in·fil·trate/ (in-fil´trat) 1. to penetrate the interstices of a tissue or substance. 2. the material or solution so deposited. in·fil·trate v. 1. a combined Jewish settlement and army base in the Gaza Strip Gaza Strip (gäz`ə), (2003 est. pop. 1,330,000) rectangular coastal area, c.140 sq mi (370 sq km), SW Asia, on the Mediterranean Sea adjoining Egypt and Israel, in what was formerly SW Palestine. , in advance of PM Sharon's departure for an Apr 14 meeting with Pres. Bush in Washington. Spotting the Palestinian gunmen just outside Gaza after 5 am, troops guarding the isolated Netzarim settlement shoot back after the Palestinians open fire, killing one gunman near a greenhouse. The body of a 2nd gunman is recovered by Palestinian medical workers, while a 3rd attacker escapes. Responsibilty was claimed collectively by Hamas, Islamic Jihad Noun 1. Islamic Jihad - a Shiite terrorist organization with strong ties to Iran; seeks to create an Iranian fundamentalist Islamic state in Lebanon; car bombs are the signature weapon and the Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades (symbolising their increased unity. The Israeli authorities say the unity is due to sustained military crackdown that has weakened the factions' ability to act individually. The brief clash came on the final day of the week-long Jewish holiday
A Jewish holiday or Jewish Festival is a day or series of days observed by Jews as a holy or secular commemoration of an important event in Jewish history. of Passover, which was largely calm. The Israeli security forces For the purposes of Wikipedia, the ambiguous term Israeli Security Forces is used to describe a group of organizations which are charged with the preservation of Israel's territory and civilian public. have been on a heightened state of alert since the Mar 22 Israeli helicopter strike that killed Hamas founder Shaikh Ahmad Yassin. In response, Hamas and other Palestinian factions have declared their intention to unleash a wave of major attacks. But in the past 3 weeks, Palestinians have staged just one lethal shooting, killing an Israeli man in a West Bank settlement on Apr 3). |
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