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http://www.newsday.com/ap/international/ap709.htm
Israel Rockets Arafat's Compound
by IBRAHIM HAZBOUN
Associated Press Writer
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) -- Israeli helicopters rocketed
Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat's residential compound in
the Gaza Strip and targets in the West Bank on Thursday in
a powerful and swift retaliation for the brutal killings of two
Israeli soldiers by a Palestinian mob.
''This is a declaration of war -- a crazy war,'' Saeb Erekat, a
senior Palestinian official, said of some of the worst
Israeli-Palestinian violence since the 1967 Mideast war. The
fighting has left last-ditch U.S. peace efforts in tatters.
Israel's deputy defense minister, Ephraim Sneh, said Israel
had no choice but to retaliate, adding that ''it's never too
late'' to resume talks at some stage.
The killings of the soldiers in a police station in the West
Bank town of Ramallah -- the angry mob dumped the
bloodied bodies into the street -- incensed Israelis. Prime
Minister Ehud Barak responded quickly, tightly sealing
Palestinian towns, amassing troops near Ramallah and
unleashing helicopter gunships.
The first targets hit by the rockets were the police station
and the Palestinian TV headquarters in Ramallah. Black
columns of smoke rose from the city, and Palestinian
reports said at least 12 people were injured.
Arafat's headquarters in Gaza City and buildings near it were
hurriedly evacuated shortly before the attack. A guard
house next to Arafat's residence was hit, and smoke was
rising above the compound, near the Mediterranean
seafront. Residents were running out of the buildings in the area amid the chaos, and ambulances rushed to the scene.
The Israeli army said it did not target Arafat's home itself.
The Israeli attack came shortly after Arafat met with CIA
chief George Tenet at an undisclosed location in Gaza City.
Arafat's whereabouts were unclear. Tenet had left the area
before the attack, a U.S. official said on condition of
anonymity. There is ''no worry that anything has happened
to him,'' the official said.
The killing of the soldiers and Israel's strong response left
little hope that Israel and the Palestinians could negotiate a
truce and bring an end to two weeks of bloodshed that have
left at least 94 people dead, the vast majority Palestinians.
Barak said the killing of the soldiers was ''very grave,'' and
convened a Cabinet meeting Thursday afternoon.
U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan cut short a Lebanon visit
to deal with the crisis between Israel and the Palestinians. ''I
appeal to all -- leaders and citizens alike -- to stop and
think about what they are doing today and what kind of
tomorrow they want for their children,'' Annan said in a
statement. ''I urge you to opt for restraint.''
Earlier this week, Annan had tried to broker a truce, with
little success.
In Ramallah, the Palestinian police station was reduced to
rubble after being hammered by the rockets, and flames
poured out of a second building in Ramallah. An angry mob
gathered outside the station, shouting ''God is great,'' and
raising a Palestinian flag on a wall that was partially
destroyed.
''This is a crime. Let the world see what Israel does to us,''
said Adeed Zeidan, a Palestinian ambulance driver.
As part of its wide-ranging response, Israel clamped an
internal closure on the West Bank, meaning Palestinians
could not leave their communities. The army said it was
amassing large forces near Ramallah, and tanks were
stationed outside the city.
The crisis erupted Thursday morning when the Israeli
soldiers inadvertently made a wrong turn and ended up near
the center of Ramallah, a scene of daily battles between
Israeli troops and Palestinian rioters.
The soldiers were detained by Palestinian police and
immediately rushed to a nearby police station. Rumors
quickly spread that the Israelis belonged to an undercover
army unit that tracks Palestinian fugitives, a claim the army
has denied. More than 1,000 Palestinians surged toward the
police station, some chanting ''Death to the death squads,''
witnesses said.
Palestinian forces tried to keep the mob at bay, but about
10 men broke through a second-floor window where the
Israelis were held. TV footage showed the attackers
emerging from the station with blood-covered hands.
The bodies of two Israeli soldiers were thrown from the
second floor and thrashed with iron bars. From the window,
young Palestinians shook their fists and flashed gleeful ''V
for victory'' signs.
The mob on the street surrounded one corpse and shouted
angrily, witnesses said. Both Israeli bodies were soaked in
blood.
There were conflicting reports about whether one, or
perhaps two additional soldiers were seized by Palestinians.
Thirteen Palestinian policemen were injured while
attempting to keep the mob away from the jail, the
Palestinian Information
Ministry said.
Throughout the Palestinians areas, security forces braced
for further Israeli retaliation.
A resumption of Israeli-Palestinian talks on a
comprehensive peace settlement appeared extremely dim.
''I don't think anyone expects us to be restrained any
longer,'' Israel's Communications Minister Binyamin
Ben-Eliezer said on Army radio.
''There is no peace process today. The peace process is
dead,'' said Ben-Eliezer. Lashing out at Arafat, he added,
''Arafat's clear desire is for war, that is what he wants.''
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