185 以色列攻击哈马斯武装人员

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185  以色列攻击哈马斯武装人员

Israel Targets Hamas Militants²
Art Chimes
Jerusalem
17 Jul 2001 14:39 UTC

Israeli helicopters have attacked a building in the West Bank town of Bethlehem. Palestinian sources say four people were killed, including two wanted members of the Islamic militant¹ group Hamas.
A number of other individuals were wounded in the attack, about 10 kilometers south of Jerusalem.
An Israeli military source said the target was a 1)wanted Hamas 2)commander who was planning a mass attack in Israel, possibly against the Jewish sports competition known as the Maccabiah Games.
This is the latest in a series of 3)assaults by Israel against militants suspected of planning attacks against Israeli targets. Palestinians call them 4)assassinations, but Israel describes them as self-defense. A military source said these actions would not be necessary if Palestinian security officials were arresting 5)terrorists.
Samir Hazboun, a senior official in Yasser Arafat's Fatah 6)faction was a witness to the attack. "It seems this reflects a fact of horror in our area," he said. "High tension is 7)prevailing in Bethlehem in general. The situation is incredible."
The dead activists³ were 8)identified as Omar Saadeh and Taha al-Aruj. The other victims were relatives, Mohammed Saadeh and Issak Saadeh.
The attack came one day after a Palestinian suicide bomber⁴ killed two Israeli soldiers in the northern Israeli city of Binyamina. Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility for the attack. In response, Israeli tanks fired a few hours later at Palestinian security posts in the West Bank. No 9)casualties were reported

(1) wanted adj. 被通缉的
(2) commander[kE5mB:ndE(r)]n.司令官, 指挥官
(3) assault[E5sC:lt]n.攻击, 袭击v.袭击
(4) assassination n.暗杀
(5) terrorist[5terErIst]n.恐怖分子
(6) faction[5fAkF(E)n]n.派别, 小集团, 派系斗争, 小派系, 内讧
(7) prevail[prI5veIl]vi.流行, 盛行, 获胜, 成功
(8) identify[aI5dentIfaI]vt.识别, 鉴别, 把...和...看成一样v.确定
(9) casualties人员伤亡