Palestinian Training Camp Comes to Abrupt End

Israel have hit Hamas again. This time the IDF have destroyed a training camp which would have fulfilled the dreams of the Hamas ringleaders by turning innocent youths into ticking time bombs. 14 "militants" were killed.

GAZA (Reuters) - Israeli tanks, helicopters and warplanes pounded a Hamas training camp on Tuesday, killing 14 militants in the deadliest ever strike against the Islamic faction a week after it carried out a double suicide bombing. Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon told a meeting of his rightist Likud party: "It was not an operation in revenge for the horrific murders in Beersheba but part of a struggle that we will not stop until terror ends." Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qurie, a moderate, gave an unusually strong response to the killings. "I'm sure there will be responses and such responses will be justified," Qurie said.

UPDATE at 11:17 on 07/09

Qurei: Retaliation for IAF strike is justified

"No crime goes unpunished," Qurei said at a meeting of the Palestinian cabinet. "For sure there will be retaliation and the retaliation will be justified." According to Palestinian reports, all those killed and wounded were members of the Hamas military wing. Several hours after the IAF strike, Palestinians fired three Kassam rockets from the Gaza Strip into the western Negev in three separate incidents. The first Kassam landed near a cemetery in the town of Sderot. A man in his 60s, who was out jogging, was lightly wounded from shrapnel and taken to Barzilai Hospital in Ashkelon. The second Kassam landed in an open area outside of Sderot. Late Tuesday afternoon a third Kassam hit Sderot. No injuries or damage was reported from the attack. Hamas spokesperson in the Gaza Strip Mushir al-Masri vowed to continue the firing of Kassam rockets and said Israeli children will not be secure "until Israel ends its occupation and Palestinian children will live a normal life, in safety.

Comments

[Rob]

I expect the condemnations from the EU to start blaring soon.

[Anti-UN]

Yes...Im sure that they will quote Ahemd Qurie..."Hamas responses will be justified".

[Steve]

Rob...The EU members have already started...

[Anti-UN]

Powell has condemned this...
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull&cid=1094528406558&p=1078397702269

Lets just let the terrorist training continue