Israeli tanks roll into Ramallah Wafa Amr Sunday, September 16, 2001 at 20:00 JST RAMALLAH, West Bank - Israeli tanks thrust into the center of Palestinian-ruled Ramallah early on Sunday, firing rounds while helicopters launched missiles from the air, Palestinian witnesses said. Hospital officials said Palestinian military intelligence officer Adel Jaber died after tanks entered the West Bank town from up to four different locations and fired several shells. At least 15 people were wounded in the Israeli incursion, witnesses said. Some tanks stopped a few meters from the Palestinian Legislative Council building. Witnesses said tank fire hit several Palestinian security checkpoints inside and on the outskirts of the town. Witnesses said Palestinian policemen returned fire as helicopter gunships swooped low over Ramallah, firing missiles towards at least one Palestinian security checkpoint, a residential building and caravans belonging to Palestinian President Yasser Arafat's Force 17 presidential guard. Loudspeakers in local mosques called on residents to go into the streets to resist the Israeli incursion, witnesses said. The Israeli army declined immediate comment. An army spokeswoman said she was checking the reports. (Reuters News) ------------------------------------------- Macdonald Stainsby Rad-Green List: Radical anti-capitalist environmental discussion. http://lists.econ.utah.edu/mailman/listinfo/rad-green ---- Leninist-International: Building bridges in the tradition of V.I. Lenin. http://lists.econ.utah.edu/mailman/listinfo/leninist-international ---- In the contradiction lies the hope. --Bertholt Brecht _______________________________________________ Leninist-International mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] To change your options or unsubscribe go to: http://lists.econ.utah.edu/mailman/listinfo/leninist-international
