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To: Mephisto who wrote (3282)	3/13/2002 1:45:30 AM
From: Mephisto	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 15516

Israelis launch massive attack Suzanne Goldenberg in Ramallah Wednesday March 13, 2002 The Guardian Israeli armour and 20,000 combat troops stormed refugee camps in Gaza and occupied the West Bank city of Ramallah yesterday in the largest military offensive since the invasion of Lebanon two decades ago. At least 31 Palestinians were killed in the operation. Seven Israelis were killed and a further six wounded when Palestinian gunmen opened fire on vehicles near a kibbutz close to the previously dormant northern border with Lebanon. The military offensive came after about 50,000 Israelis demonstrated in Tel Aviv on Monday night demanding the overthrow of the Palestinian leader, Yasser Arafat. Two Israeli cabinet ministers from the ultra-nationalist National Union party resigned yesterday, saying that Ariel Sharon's actions against the Palestinian Authority were not strong enough. The Israeli prime minister still retains a solid parliamentary majority. In the heaviest battle, more than 20 tanks entered the Jabalya refugee camp, north of Gaza City, and plunged it into darkness when gunfire struck a transformer. A Hamas leader, Abdel Aziz Rantisi, threatened bloody revenge. "We have no choice but to kill the occupier, to kill him everywhere, every village and every city," he said. Tanks also took control of the West Bank town of Ramallah and the adjacent Amari refugee camp, where heavy battles raged. Mr Arafat remained inside his compound. Troops announced over loudspeakers that all males between 15 and 45 must surrender. Local television stations urged them not to. guardian.co.uk

To: Mephisto who wrote (3282)	3/13/2002 1:55:54 AM
From: Mephisto	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 15516

Post 3285 may be missing. Something got messed up, maybe. Here is the post: Israelis launch massive attack Suzanne Goldenberg in Ramallah Wednesday March 13, 2002 The Guardian Israeli armour and 20,000 combat troops stormed refugee camps in Gaza and occupied the West Bank city of Ramallah yesterday in the largest military offensive since the invasion of Lebanon two decades ago. At least 31 Palestinians were killed in the operation. Seven Israelis were killed and a further six wounded when Palestinian gunmen opened fire on vehicles near a kibbutz close to the previously dormant northern border with Lebanon. The military offensive came after about 50,000 Israelis demonstrated in Tel Aviv on Monday night demanding the overthrow of the Palestinian leader, Yasser Arafat. Two Israeli cabinet ministers from the ultra-nationalist National Union party resigned yesterday, saying that Ariel Sharon's actions against the Palestinian Authority were not strong enough. The Israeli prime minister still retains a solid parliamentary majority. In the heaviest battle, more than 20 tanks entered the Jabalya refugee camp, north of Gaza City, and plunged it into darkness when gunfire struck a transformer. A Hamas leader, Abdel Aziz Rantisi, threatened bloody revenge. "We have no choice but to kill the occupier, to kill him everywhere, every village and every city," he said. Tanks also took control of the West Bank town of Ramallah and the adjacent Amari refugee camp, where heavy battles raged. Mr Arafat remained inside his compound. Troops announced over loudspeakers that all males between 15 and 45 must surrender. Local television stations urged them not to. guardian.co.uk