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Israeli ships, planes, helicopters attack Arafat's Gaza office Tue Feb 19 2002 20:52:13 ET Gaza City (dpa) - In a predawn raid Wednesday, Israeli army F-16 warplanes, Apache helicopters and naval boats attacked Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat's beachside Gaza City headquarters, killing at least five Palestinians and wounding 10, Palestinian witnesses said. Palestinian security sources said that at least five Palestinian officers of the Elite Force 17 guard for Arafat's headquarters were killed when a special Israeli commando unit tried to raid the offices. The witnesses said that Israeli naval boats fired several shells at the building, which also sustained heavy gunfire from Israeli helicopters. The Palestinian Force 17 arrived at the scene and fired back at the Israeli naval boats, which tried to land Israeli troops to enter Arafat's ;Al Muntada'' headquarters. Ambulances arrived at the scene and transported five Palestinians who were killed and at least 10 Force 17 members who were wounded during the attack. While the Israeli army commando unit was trying to raid Arafat's headquarters, F-16 warplanes rocketed the area. A big explosion was heard in the western neighbourhoods of Gaza City. Several explosions and the buzz of bullets were heard in the western neighbourhood of Remal in Gaza City, said the witnesses. END |
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