08 24 05 Jihad, al-Aqsa threaten to avenge Tul Karm deaths
Jihad, al-Aqsa threaten to avenge Tul Karm deaths
By Amos Harel, Haaretz Correspondent, and Haaretz Service
Islamic Jihad and al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades on Thursday morning threatened to exact a "painful revenge" for the deaths of their members during an overnight Israel Defense Forces arrest raid in the West Bank city of Tul Karm, Army Radio reported.
Five Palestinians were killed in the raid.
The Shin Bet domestic security service believes one of the wanted men who was killed was involved in planning terror bombing of the Stage nightclub in Tel Aviv.
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The troops entered the West Bank city as part of an arrest operation aimed at leading Islamic Jihad gunmen.
The incident began when soldiers from the undercover Duvdevan unit entered a cafe in the city with the aim of arresting two wanted Islamic Jihad men. One of the soldiers fire one shot in the air and called on the wanted men to surrender. At this point, a gun battle broke out in and around the cafe and firebombs were also thrown.
Four of the Palestinians were killed on the spot. The fifth was seriously wounded and died later in an Israeli hospital.
According to Palestinian sources, three of the dead were youths between 14 and 17 years of age who were not known members of any militant organization. The sources said one of the dead was Islamic Jihad militant Adel Abu Ta'ar from the village of Atil near Tul Karm. The other casualties included Mohammed Hussein and Mohammed Ahadib, residents of the Tul Karm refugee camp.
However, according to the IDF Spokesperson, two of the dead were wanted militants and all five Palestinians were involved in shooting and throwing firebombs at the IDF troops.
The Duvdevan soldiers, extricated from the scene by another force, sustained no casualties.
The IDF's Nahal Brigade has recently been conducting large-scale operations in Tul Karm and its surrounding areas in an attempt to curb the Islamic Jihad organization, which was responsible for terror attacks on the Stage nightclub and the Hasharon mall in Netanya. Ten Israelis were killed in the attacks.
Islamic Jihad leader Lo'ai Sa'adi is still at large. The IDF has recently received numerous warnings of his intentions to send suicide bombers into Israel.
By Amos Harel, Haaretz Correspondent, and Haaretz Service
Islamic Jihad and al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades on Thursday morning threatened to exact a "painful revenge" for the deaths of their members during an overnight Israel Defense Forces arrest raid in the West Bank city of Tul Karm, Army Radio reported.
Five Palestinians were killed in the raid.
The Shin Bet domestic security service believes one of the wanted men who was killed was involved in planning terror bombing of the Stage nightclub in Tel Aviv.
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The troops entered the West Bank city as part of an arrest operation aimed at leading Islamic Jihad gunmen.
The incident began when soldiers from the undercover Duvdevan unit entered a cafe in the city with the aim of arresting two wanted Islamic Jihad men. One of the soldiers fire one shot in the air and called on the wanted men to surrender. At this point, a gun battle broke out in and around the cafe and firebombs were also thrown.
Four of the Palestinians were killed on the spot. The fifth was seriously wounded and died later in an Israeli hospital.
According to Palestinian sources, three of the dead were youths between 14 and 17 years of age who were not known members of any militant organization. The sources said one of the dead was Islamic Jihad militant Adel Abu Ta'ar from the village of Atil near Tul Karm. The other casualties included Mohammed Hussein and Mohammed Ahadib, residents of the Tul Karm refugee camp.
However, according to the IDF Spokesperson, two of the dead were wanted militants and all five Palestinians were involved in shooting and throwing firebombs at the IDF troops.
The Duvdevan soldiers, extricated from the scene by another force, sustained no casualties.
The IDF's Nahal Brigade has recently been conducting large-scale operations in Tul Karm and its surrounding areas in an attempt to curb the Islamic Jihad organization, which was responsible for terror attacks on the Stage nightclub and the Hasharon mall in Netanya. Ten Israelis were killed in the attacks.
Islamic Jihad leader Lo'ai Sa'adi is still at large. The IDF has recently received numerous warnings of his intentions to send suicide bombers into Israel.
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