Wednesday, July 13, 2005
Why? Because since they left, the PA has allowed it to become a haven for Islamic Jihad and Islamic Jihad is killing Israelis so the IDF has to do it themselves. (I have to explain these things to some people, even people who should understand without the explanation. Believe it.) You can also put this under the heading "Why there's an occupation."
Haaretz: IDF seizes Tul Karm, kills Palestinian said to be policeman
Two soldiers were lightly wounded in the raid, and paramedics have evacuated them to Beilinson hospital in Petah Tikva. Another militant was also wounded in the shootout.
Two Islamic Jihad militants have already been apprehended as a result of the operation, and some arms and explosives were seized by the forces raiding the town.
The IDF entered the city in a predawn operation hours after an Islamic Jihad militant from the area blew himself up in the nearby town of Netanya, killing three women.
Witnesses said some 20 military vehicles swept into Tul Karm, which had been formally under Palestinian Authority security control as part of a ceasefire declared by PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas and Prime Minister Ariel Sharon in February...
...According to military sources the PA is not doing anything to thwart terror attacks. The sources said Tul Karm has become a refuge for the Islamic Jihad, and thus Israel will act with full force against the terror infrastructure in the town.
Islamic Jihad militants in and around Tul Karm have been responsible for the deaths of ten Israelis in attacks in the past six months, since a major attack at the Stage club in Tel Aviv...
