http://www.timesofindia.com/280101/28mide7.htm
Israeli commandos training with US Marines
JERUSALEM: Israeli special forces commandos have been training with US
Marines in urban warfare techniques in an exercise on capturing Palestinian
areas, the Hebrew weekly Kol Ha'Ir reported in its latest edition.The
"anti-terrorist" exercise was carried out in conjunction with US Marine
snipers serving with the Mediterranean-based Sixth Fleet, the weekly said.Kol
Ha'Ir quoted an Israeli military source as saying that the Israeli army
trains regularly with US military units, to learn new combat techniques and
test new weapons and equipment.Israeli troops have been battling a
Palestinian uprising in the West Bank and Gaza Strip for the past four
months. (AFP)
