The IDF anti-terror operation in Hevron continues today. Yesterday, forces killed ten Arabs including one of the Hamas terrorists responsible for Saturday’s attack on the community of Adura, which left four Israelis dead including five-year-old, Danielle Shefi.
Also killed in the Hevron operation were a senior member of the Al-Aksa terrorist Brigade and a member of Yasser Arafat’s Force 17 guard, as well as two aides of the former Tanzim leader in Hevron, Marwan Zeloum. Israeli forces killed Zeloum last week in a pinpointed strike on his vehicle.
So far close to 300 Arabs, including 17 wanted suspects, have been arrested in the Hevron operation. In addition, the IDF uncovered and destroyed a bomb-making factory and seized illegally held weapons. Troops also found , and successfully detonated, a car loaded with explosives that was to be used in an attack on Israelis. While Israel defended its Hevron offensive, stating that it was a necessary operation aimed to destroy the city’s terrorist infrastructure, US State Department spokesman Richard Boucher issued a statement calling on Israel to withdraw IDF forces from Hevron, as well as from all PLO areas.
Also killed in the Hevron operation were a senior member of the Al-Aksa terrorist Brigade and a member of Yasser Arafat’s Force 17 guard, as well as two aides of the former Tanzim leader in Hevron, Marwan Zeloum. Israeli forces killed Zeloum last week in a pinpointed strike on his vehicle.
So far close to 300 Arabs, including 17 wanted suspects, have been arrested in the Hevron operation. In addition, the IDF uncovered and destroyed a bomb-making factory and seized illegally held weapons. Troops also found , and successfully detonated, a car loaded with explosives that was to be used in an attack on Israelis. While Israel defended its Hevron offensive, stating that it was a necessary operation aimed to destroy the city’s terrorist infrastructure, US State Department spokesman Richard Boucher issued a statement calling on Israel to withdraw IDF forces from Hevron, as well as from all PLO areas.