Palestinians Murder 18-Year-Old, Israel Arrests Hamas Leaders
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James Joyner | Wednesday, June 28, 2006 |
The Palestinian-Israel situation just got a little uglier, with Palestinian terrorists murdering a settler and Israeli troops arresting members of the Hamas-led cabinet.
Israeli forces rounded up dozens of Palestinian Cabinet ministers and lawmakers from Hamas, increasing pressure on the Islamic militants to release a captured Israeli soldier, and witnesses said tanks moved into northern Gaza, widening
Israel’s largest military operation in the year since Israel pulled out of the seaside territory.Adding to the tension, a Palestinian militant group said it executed an 18-year-old Jewish settler kidnapped in the
West Bank. Palestinian security officials said they believed the body of Eliahu Asheri had been found in the West Bank city of Ramallah.
Lovely.
About the Author: James Joyner is the publisher of Outside the Beltway and the managing editor of the Atlantic Council. He's a former Army officer, Desert Storm vet, and college professor with a PhD in political science from The University of Alabama. He lives just outside the Beltway in Alexandria, Virginia with his wife and infant daughter.
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