Israeli forces pull out from Beit Hanoun after they destroyed of infrastructure
Palestine-Israel, Military, 5/21/2003

Israel seemed yesterday handicapped before the escalation of "suicide " operations, using all its military means in confronting the Palestinian Intifada.

Israel yesterday pulled out its army from Beit Hanoun to the north of Gaza after occupying it for five days during which it could not stop firing al-Qassam missiles at the neighboring settlements and cities, leaving behind large destruction in the Palestinian houses, the infrastructure and plants. Yesterday at dawn, the Israeli army pulled out from Beit Hanoun town and the surrounding area in the north of Gaza, it had occupied on Thursday.

Eye- witnesses said that the Israeli army inflicted huge destruction in the infrastructure in the town, where most of the main streets were levelled, other streets were blocked, water, sewage and telephone networks were destroyed."

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