Israel launches new Gaza strike
Israel launched a new strike on the Gaza Strip and arrested more than 200 suspected militants in a massive sweep in the West Bank on Sunday after warning Palestinians of a crushing response to rocket attacks from Gaza.
The worst surge in violence since Israel‘s pullout from Gaza on September 12 after 38 years of occupation put pressure on a shaky ceasefire and on Prime Minister Ariel Sharon as he tried to defeat a rightist leadership challenge over the withdrawal.
Pledging to use all means to stop Palestinian attacks, Sharon told his cabinet: “We don’t intend here to stage a one-time action, but intend to carry out a continued action, whose aim is to hurt the terrorists and not to let up.”
As the Captain’s Quarters mentioned, the Palestinians seem genuinely surprised that the Israeli’s would strike back after launching rockets at them. Of course, any discipline in Palestinian ranks seems to be wholly for show, as the killing of Arafat’s cousin a few weeks ago seemed to demonstrate.
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