Tuesday, June 18, 2002

Israelis Enter W.Bank City After Bombing, Witnesses Say
Israeli tanks entered the West Bank city of Jenin Tuesday night, drawing fire from Palestinian gunmen, after a Palestinian suicide bomber killed 19 Israelis in Jerusalem, witnesses said.

Palestinians in Jenin, a stronghold of militants waging a 20-month-old uprising against Israeli occupation in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, said at least five army tanks and an armored bulldozer rolled into the city after nightfall.

The witnesses said Palestinian gunmen fired at the tanks from inside Jenin's refugee quarter but the Israelis had not shot back. Two Israeli helicopters as well as F-16 fighter jets were seen over the city, the witnesses said.

They said more army vehicles were approaching Jenin, which like other West Bank cities has been raided repeatedly by Israeli forces in recent weeks in an effort to crush suspected bomber networks that survived an army offensive in April. The army had no immediate comment.
http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/world/international-mideast.html

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