SUICIDE BOMBER KILLS 5 ISLAMIC JIHAD CLAIMS REVENGE FOR SLAYING OF TOP LEADER IN WEST BANK BY ISRAEL SOONER Edition

The [Hadera] attack also provides fresh ammunition for Mr. [Ariel Sharon]'s political foes, who characterized the withdrawal as a capitulation to Palestinian militant groups that fought for years to drive Israel out of Gaza. The anti-pullout camp predicted that handing over Gaza would only embo...

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Published inPittsburgh post-gazette (Pittsburgh, Pa. 1978)
Main Author LAURA KING AND VITA BEKKER, LOS ANGELES TIMES
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Pittsburgh, Pa Pittsburgh Post - Gazette 27.10.2005
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HADERA, Israel
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Summary:The [Hadera] attack also provides fresh ammunition for Mr. [Ariel Sharon]'s political foes, who characterized the withdrawal as a capitulation to Palestinian militant groups that fought for years to drive Israel out of Gaza. The anti-pullout camp predicted that handing over Gaza would only embolden groups such as Hamas, the Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades and Islamic Jihad. Of the main militant groups, Islamic Jihad is the smallest and weakest, but in recent months has been particularly active in attacks against Israelis. The Hadera attack was the fourth suicide bombing in Israel this year -- and the fourth for which Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility. Israel said that description fit Luai Saadi, a 26-year-old Islamic Jihad commander who was slain along with a top lieutenant in an Israeli raid on the Tulkarm refugee camp before dawn Monday. Israel said Saadi headed a cell responsible for bombings this year at a Tel Aviv nightclub and a shopping mall in the northern Israeli city of Netanya that killed a total of 10 people, and said Saadi had been helping to plan another attack.
ISSN:1068-624X