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185 以色列攻击哈马斯武装人员
Israel Targets Hamas Militants
Art Chimes
Jerusalem
17 Jul 2001 14:39 UTC
Israeli helicopters have attacked a building in the West Bank town of Bethlehem. Palestinian sources say four people were killed, including two wanted members of the Islamic militant group Hamas.
A number of other individuals were wounded in the attack, about 10 kilometers south of Jerusalem.
An Israeli military source said the target was a 1)wanted Hamas 2)commander who was planning a mass attack in Israel, possibly against the Jewish sports competition known as the Maccabiah Games.
This is the latest in a series of 3)assaults by Israel against militants suspected of planning attacks against Israeli targets. Palestinians call them 4)assassinations, but Israel describes them as self-defense. A military source said these actions would not be necessary if Palestinian security officials were arresting 5)terrorists.
Samir Hazboun, a senior official in Yasser Arafat's Fatah 6)faction was a witness to the attack. "It seems this reflects a fact of horror in our area," he said. "High tension is 7)prevailing in Bethlehem in general. The situation is incredible."
The dead activists were 8)identified as Omar Saadeh and Taha al-Aruj. The other victims were relatives, Mohammed Saadeh and Issak Saadeh.
The attack came one day after a Palestinian suicide bomber killed two Israeli soldiers in the northern Israeli city of Binyamina. Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility for the attack. In response, Israeli tanks fired a few hours later at Palestinian security posts in the West Bank. No 9)casualties were reported
(1) wanted adj. 被通缉的
(2) commander[kE5mB:ndE(r)]n.司令官, 指挥官
(3) assault[E5sC:lt]n.攻击, 袭击v.袭击
(4) assassination n.暗杀
(5) terrorist[5terErIst]n.恐怖分子
(6) faction[5fAkF(E)n]n.派别, 小集团, 派系斗争, 小派系, 内讧
(7) prevail[prI5veIl]vi.流行, 盛行, 获胜, 成功
(8) identify[aI5dentIfaI]vt.识别, 鉴别, 把...和...看成一样v.确定
(9) casualties人员伤亡
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