Israel Bulldoze Over Palestinian Refugee Camps

In the midst of the accelerating bloody clashes between Israel and Palestine, Israel attacked yesterday Palestinian refugee camps in the Gaza Strip, which is in the territory of the Palestinian Authority.

The Israeli military raved the Raphah refugees village with tanks and bulldozers early in the morning and exchanged fire with the Palestinian residents. The Israeli army withdrew after they had destroyed 10 buildings and injured 5 Palestinian residents.

The Israeli attack was in retaliation to the bombing death of an Israeli military official in Hebron, West Bank, on July 9, and of the suicide bombing of a Hamas member to a Jewish settlement in the Gaza Strip.

The Israeli government criticized the Palestinian that the Palestinian police did not take any proper measures even though Israel had provided them with information about the suicide bomb terror.

Meanwhile, the Hamas publicized the videotape, which records the scenes of the dead suicide bomb terrorist, and expressed its extreme hostility against Israel.

Kwon Ki-Tae kkt@donga.com