Two Israelis killed, 36 wounded in al-Afoula suicide operation

Three Palestinian youths carried out a suicide attack in al-Afoula, considered by the American envoy Anthony Zinni as " the best example on the drastic need to cease fire.

The operation was carried out in the central station for coaches in al-Afoula settlement in the territories of 1948 and resulted in killing two settlers and wounding of other 36 one is in a critical condition.

The Israeli radio said that two of the Palestinian attackers were killed immediately and the third fled away.

Meantime, the " Islamic Jihad" movement said that this operation is jointly conducted between " Saraya al-Quds " ( Jerusalem groups), the military wing of the movements and al-Aqsa martyrs groups of the Fatah movement in retaliation to the assassination of the five school students in Khan Younis on last Thursday.

The spokesman for the Islamic Jihad Abdullah Shalah said the executors of this operation are Abdul Karim Abu Na'isah from al-Jerusalem group and Mustafa Abu Serreyah from al-Aqsa group but gave no mention to the third Palestinian who fled away.

Meantime, three Israelis were wounded in an attack carried out by the Palestinian national resistance in a coach carrying them at the crossroad of " Kosiveim" settlement close to the gathering of " Ghoushe Kartieve" settlements to the south of Gaza.

In " Houmsh " settlement to the north of the West Bank the car of the Israeli security official was exposed to fire bullets and this resulted in heavy losses while a mortar fell in the " Ghoushe Katieve " settlement.