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Israeli Occupation Forces Storm Arafat’s Headquarters

Israeli occupation tanks stationed outside Arafat’s headquarters after Israeli soldiers stormed his office.

OCCUPIED TERRITORIES, Ramallah, March 31 (IslamOnline & News Agencies)- The Qatari based satellite channel Al Jazeera reported Sunday morning, March 31, that Israeli occupation forces stormed into Palestinian President Yasser Arafat’s office after breaking the walls that separates his office from Ramallah’s mayor Mostafa Eisa or Abu Faras.

Al Jazeera quoted the Palestinian Information and Culture Minister Yasser Abd Rabbo confirming that the Palestinian President’s office was stormed by Israel’s occupation forces and there were clashes between the Palestinian soldiers fighting the Israeli forces who were trying to reach Arafat’s personal office.

Abd Rabbo described the situation as “ highly critical.” He added that there are two injuries resulted from the current clashes, one of them is seriously injured.

The injured were reported as Zaki Darweesh, who is seriously injured, and Mohammed Mahmoud Soliman.

Al Jazeera meanwhile, reported that ambulances were prevented from reaching nearby Arafat’s office.

Saeb Erikat, Palestinian Minster for Interior Rule, also said that the Palestinian side is calling on the “world’s superpower” (United States) to help in getting the ambulances to reach Arafat’s headquarters.

Erikat described the U.S. President George W. Bush as “standing on immoral grounds” when he described the Israeli aggression as Israel’s right to defend itself.

He said that the U.S. lost its credibility as a peace broker. “The U.S. has to stop Sharon and force him to abide by the Security Council 1402 resolution,” Erikat said.

Meanwhile, Mohammed Rashid, Arafat’s advisor, said that the ambulances were unable to reach Arafat’s headquarters to carry the injuries to a nearby hospitals.

He added that Israel lied once more after they promised the U.S. to permit the ambulances to reach the injured in the Palestinian headquarter.

The Red Crescent committee earlier was trying in vain to negotiate with the Israeli occupation forces to get to the injured in Arafat’s headquarter, Al Jazeera reported.

In another development, two bomb explosions were heard in Arafat’s office. The explosions were reported to be gas bombs set off by the Israeli occupation army.

Currently, Al Jazeera channel is reporting that the Israeli occupation forces stormed their office in Ramallah where the channel’s correspondent is covering the Israeli aggression.

Meanwhile, the Palestinian Foreign Minister Faruq Al Qadoomi accused the U.S. of sponsoring and approving the current and continuous Israeli aggression against the Palestinian President.

Earlier Saturday, March 30, Bush said “Israel is a democratic country and is responding to its people needs and is taking necessary measures to protect itself. He said the blame falls on Arafat for not being firmer with his security forces and the Palestinian groups carrying out martyr operations,” Al Jazeera reported.Bush called on Israel to make sure the steps it will take will be to ensure self-defense will not close the doors to peace. 

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