Palestinian militants said Thursday they will renew attacks on Israel. This came after Israeli soldiers killed five Palestinians, at least three of them armed, in a West Bank arrest raid.
The killings and the threat of revenge ended a lull that accompanied Israel’s just-completed withdrawal from 25 Jewish settlements in the Gaza Strip and West Bank.
Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas urged militants to hold their fire and respect a six-month-old cease-fire but also accused Israel of intentional provocation.
A car came, and armed men got out and shot toward us,'' said Samer Murai, 15. I was hit in the shoulder.‘’ Several of his friends were also wounded in the gunfight, he said.
Raanan Gissin, an adviser to Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, said soldiers had gone to arrest the group, and only fired after being shot at by the gunmen.
The militant groups Hamas, Islamic Jihad and Al Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades immediately vowed to take revenge.
``The Zionists should prepare … bags to collect the remains of their soldiers and settlers because we are going to hit in the depths of the entity,‘’ said Abu Abdullah, an Islamic Jihad commander in the Gaza Strip.
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Oh well so much for the lies and claims of peace from the squatter israelis a leopard never changes its spots as they say!!!**
