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To: lorne who wrote (67668)	4/17/2001 10:51:09 AM
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Israel reoccupies parts of Gaza Strip Tuesday, April 17, 2001 09:40 AM EDT GAZA, Apr 17, 2001 (United Press International via COMTEX) -- At least four Palestinians were killed and dozens of others injured as the Israeli army reoccupied parts of the northern Gaza Strip on Tuesday after destroying Palestinian Authority bases and police posts with rockets from helicopters and razing buildings with bulldozers. Palestinian medical and security sources said that one Palestinians was killed and about 37 others were injured during the attacks in the Gaza Strip and northern West Bank. Three other deaths and several other injures were reported after attacks on Israeli soldiers. Palestinian sources said Israeli helicopters attacked various Gaza Strip locations through the night Monday, firing rockets at more than 16 buildings used by Palestinian civil police, Force 17, preventive security and the Fatah movement. The Israeli army said the sites it attacked included an armored vehicle and a sentry post at a Force 17 training base at Dir Al-Balah, headquarters of the Tanzim commander at Dir Al-Balah, headquarters of the Preventive Security Department at Sheikh Raduan in Gaza City and a police station in Gaza. The Israelis said they destroyed Palestinian positions south of the Eraz crossing and deployed the military along the route from the Gaza Strip border to the settlement of Netsarim, south of Gaza, and at several points at Gush Katif. Those troops were stationed to prevent movement between sections of the Gaza Strip. They also took positions at Beit Hanun in the northern Gaza Strip from which mortars were fired at Sderot. "The IDF does not intend to occupy 'A' areas. The forces will leave the area when their mission is completed," the army release said. "A" areas refer to the fully autonomous PA area. Three Palestinians were killed in confrontations with Israeli solders. A 19-year-old man was shot late Monday after he allegedly attacked a solider with a knife. A 20-year-old man and a 15-year-old boy died in Gaza Strip clashes with the Israeli army, which was the target of dozens of stone-throwing Palestinians. The Israeli reoccupation was in retaliation to Monday's mortar attack near the Israeli town of Sderot. Hamas, a Palestinian militant group, claimed responsibility for the attacks, which caused no injuries or damage. The shells landed about 3 miles over the border of Palestinians-controlled area, the first attack by Palestinian-aligned forces inside Israel since the intifada began in September. The mortar attacks were also retaliatory, Hamas said. It said it was reacting to Israeli air strikes on a Syrian radar post in southern Lebanon early Monday. Chief of PA national public security Abdel Razaq Al Majayda said, "The Palestinians would never surrender or kneel to the Israeli barbarian escalation that Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon is practicing against our people." "Reoccupying parts of the Gaza Strip is very dangerous and a violation of all the signed peace agreements signed with Israel since 1993," said Palestinian Authority Planning Minister Nabil Shaath. Israeli army officials threatened the Palestinian Authority that it would continue to occupy areas under PA control as long as Palestinians fire mortars into Israel. By SAUD ABU RAMADAN Copyright 2001 by United Press International. News provided by COMTEX comtexnews.com