Israel threatens more repressive acts to retaliate Tel Aviv attack
Palestine-Israel, Military, 7/19/2002

Palestinian youngster Amer Hantouli died on Thursday because of wounds he had on Wednesday during the Israeli forces breaking into Selat al-Daher town to the south of Jenin. On Thursday the Israeli forces tightened its oppressive measures and military siege imposed on all Palestinian areas and territories in the West Bank and Gaza.

The media advisor for the Israeli prime minister Ranaan Gesin said that Israel's answer to the Palestinian operation carried out on Wednesday in Tel Aviv will be quick.

The Israeli forces continued their repression measures against the Palestinians. The Israeli tanks broke into Qabatia village in Jenin and destroyed several Palestinian institutions and infrastructure in the city. The Israeli forces also broke into several positions for the Palestinian police in Rafah while the Israeli F 16 planes were flying in the airspace of Gaza to strike these positions and other targets in the area.

Israeli settlers broke into the tomb of prophet Youssef ( Joseph) near Nablus at a time when the Israeli forces blocked all roads leading to al-Aqsa mosque and prevented Muslims to reach the mosque in order to perform prayers.

The Israeli forces, moreover, launched a large scale campaign inside cities, villages and towns of the West Bank and arrested one leader of the Islamic Jihad movement in Qabatia village.

In retaliation, Palestinian youngsters on Thursday at dawn opened fire for several times at Israeli army positions near the cities of Jenin and Ramullah and at nearby Israeli military checkpoint.

The Israeli radio said that one explosive went off when an Israeli armored vehicle was running on one of the roads close to the entrance of Jenin town and the radio claimed that no casualties were inflected. Members of the Israeli patrol opened fire on the Palestinians following the explosion.

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