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Five Israeli Settlers Killed In A Palestinian Resistance Operation
HEBRON,
April 27 (News Agencies) - Five Israelis were killed and at least six
others wounded Saturday as Palestinian gunmen went house to house in a
killing spree in a West Bank Jewish settlement, the Israeli army and
witnesses said, news agencies reported.
This
attack comes after nearly 14 Palestinians were killed during the last
48 hours by Israeli occupation forces in the West bank, including an
leading activist of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine
(PFLP).
The
Israeli attack was apparently carried out by two gunmen in the
settlement of Adora northwest of the city of Hebron. One of the
injured was said to be in serious condition, reported Agence
France-Presse (AFP).
It
was the first deadly Palestinian attack on Israelis since the martyr
operation which was carried out near a Jerusalem market on April 12.
Saturday's
shootings were also the first successful attack on a Jewish settlement
since March 28, when three Israelis were killed in the community of
Elon Moreh in the northern West Bank.
Israeli
occupation forces rushed to the scene and heavy gunfire was heard for
about half an hour before troops conducted a house-to-house search.
Israeli
military officials said the gunmen might have escaped into Hebron,
eight kilometers (five miles) away.
Ronit
Schwartz told Israeli military radio that the army had ordered the 40
families in the Adora settlement to stay indoors until further notice
while they searched the area.
Meanwhile,
one Palestinian was killed Saturday by Israeli soldiers near the
northern Gaza Strip settlement of Dugit, a Palestinian medical source
said.
He
was identified as a man in his 20s, but his name was not immediately
revealed.
He
was shot by Israeli troops as he traveled on a road leading to the
Jewish settlement, the medical sources said.
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