From: "Stasi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [Peoples War] Palestine: Militants increase attacks on Jewish area - Ananova Palestinians increase attacks on Jewish area ============================== Ananova Palestinians in a West Bank village have stepped up their attacks on a Jewish neighbourhood across a valley in a disputed part of Jerusalem, despite the arrival of Israeli tanks. The standoff contained the seeds of further escalation in a conflict that has cranked up several notches in recent days. Meanwhile, in Gaza, Israeli tanks entered Palestinian territory briefly near the city of Dir al-Balah, according to Palestinian security officials, who said dozens of gunmen opened fire on the tanks. Residents said the bulldozers levelled farmland and destroyed greenhouses and a building. The Israeli military confirmed the incursion but gave no details. Israeli forces also destroyed two Palestinian police checkpoints in Gaza, Palestinians said. Because of the continuing gunfire on the Jewish neighbourhood of Gilo, Israel decided to leave its troops in the West Bank village of Beit Jalla, Israel radio reported. Following the late-night incursion, the Palestinians stepped up their attacks from Beit Jalla. For the first time, large-calibre machine gun bullets fired from Palestinian areas hit Gilo, an Israeli neighbourhood built on land captured in the 1967 war. One bullet went through the door of an Israel TV mobile unit. No one was hurt. There was sporadic gunfire through the day between Israeli forces in Beit Jalla and Palestinian gunmen. The Israelis set up machine gun positions on the roofs of several buildings, including a compound belonging to the Lutheran Church with a five-storey hostel and an orphanage. "We demand that the army immediately withdraw from our church premises," said Munib Younan, the Lutheran bishop of Jerusalem. Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat charged that Israel is attacking sites holy "not only to Palestinians but to Christians all over the world". http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_385156.html _________________________________________________ KOMINFORM P.O. Box 66 00841 Helsinki Phone +358-40-7177941 Fax +358-9-7591081 http://www.kominf.pp.fi General class struggle news: [EMAIL PROTECTED] subscribe mails to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Geopolitical news: [EMAIL PROTECTED] subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] __________________________________________________
