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Red Cross Harbors Terrorist (26.3.03)
Two International Red Cross workers attempted to prevent the IDF from arresting a senior Islamic Jihad terrorist today.
An IDF Egoz unit entered the Red Cross building in Jenin today, arrested the terrorist's accomplice, and found two Kalachnikov rifles at the site. When the soldiers asked to enter the offices, the two female workers - from the U.S. and Britain - would not allow them to do so, saying no one was inside.
The Israelis insisted on entering, and found the terrorist, Shadi Sukiya, armed with a pistol. They arrested him without incident. Sukiya has long been wanted for his involvement in a series of murderous attacks against Jews.
There have been other incidents in which the PA Arabs took advantage of the Red Cross' status to further terrorist goals.
In January 2002, for instance, the IDF captured a wanted terrorist who was taking advantage of the relatively free passage granted to PA ambulances. He was disguised as a doctor, but alert soldiers at a roadblock near Brachah, just southwest of Shechem, detected and arrested him.
(Arutz 7)
Ambulances Used For Terror Activities
IDF Spokesperson
March 12, 2003
On March 10 2003, a hearing was held in the military court in Bet El regarding the indictment of Aslam Jabril, a 'Red Crescent' ambulance driver, who is charged with using ambulances to transport weapons to terrorist activists of the Al Assa Martyrs' Brigades in Nablus and Ramallah.
Among the weapons that the accused transported were guns and explosive belts which were intended for use in planned terror attacks. In order to disguise the contents of the ambulance, Jabril also transported a doctor and his brother's wife and children, and drove to a checkpoint outside Ramallah where IDF forces stopped him.
The accused pleaded guilty to the charges brought against him and was sentenced with up to four and a half years in prison and a suspended sentence.
A black bag containing a gun
(According to section 2-1 in the indictment) The accused was working as an ambulance driver for the Palestinian 'Red Crescent' at the end of August 2001 when he conducted a number of telephone conversations with Nadal Zahar also known as "Abu-Antar," a senior terrorist in the "Al Aqsa Martyrs' Brigade", the military wing of the of the Fatah-Tanzim. Abu-Antar asked the accused to transport "material" to Nablus and Ramallah. The accused immediately understood that the "material" in question was weapons designated for terrorist attacks.
After a short time, Abu-Antar visited the home of the accused in Balata and asked if he was prepared to transport guns to Ramallah. The accused agreed and a few weeks latter, Abu-Antar brought over a black sack filled with guns in the middle of the night. The accused was instructed to pass the gun on to Mahmmud Yosef Adris Al Surqan, head of "Sheik Ziad" hospital in Ramallah and a resident of Al Birah.
The accused was then requested by Adris to transport a letter and a large package which contained the dates and details of terror attacks executed by activists of the Al Aqsa Martyrs' Brigade.
Inside one of the envelopes was the phrase "send grass for the lamb." The accused testified that he immediately understood that this was a code from Adris requesting weapons or ammunition from Abu-Antar.
An Explosive Belt Hidden in an Ambulance
On March 26, 2002, the accused spoke to Abu-Antar on the phone and agreed to use his ambulance to transport an explosive belt to Ramallah. Abu-Antar arrived at the home of the accused in Balata with Muhammud Titi, another terrorist in the Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigade and another man who waited with a car. The accused said he did not work during the evening and Abu-Antar offered to pay him for his services.
During the night, the accused hid a package containing an explosive belt under the stairs in his living room. In the early hours of the morning, the accused opened the package and discovered that it was a bomb attached to ten plastic bottles. In order to safely transfer the explosive belt, he called his manager and requested to transport his allegedly sick sister- in-law and her son from Nablus to the hospital in Ramallah. The accused promised the manager that he would reimburse any expenses when he returned from Ramallah.
IDF forces detain the ambulance while transporting arms to terrorist organization in Ramallah
The accused placed the explosive belt under the stretcher in the ambulance and a battery on the ambulance monitor. Afterwards he picked up Dr. Assan, a dentist who had requested to accompany the accused on his trip to Ramallah. The accused also picked up his sister-in-law and her children. Together they drove towards Ramallah in the ambulance. The accused succeeded in crossing the Harrah checkpoint but was stopped at the military checkpoint next to the Rama Bridge when the explosive belt was discovered by IDF soldiers. The belt was detonated by the IDF forces.
Palestinian Hospital Endorses Palestinian Terrorists (6.11.02)
The official PA newspaper- Al-Hayat Al-Jadida published in it's October 26 ,2002 edition, pictures taken in a Jenin hospital ward showing a Palestinian man identified as Ahmed Zayden who, according to the newspaper, was hurt during an IDF operation in Jenin. Another picture shows a man praying in the hospital ward's waiting room.
The newspaper chooses to ignore the fact that hanging on the walls of the ward are posters depicting Palestinian terrorists. These posters iconize dispatchers of suicide terrorists among other terror operatives involved in shooting and bombing attacks.
One of the pictures shows a poster of a terror operative identified as Alam Mohammed Qenieri, member of the Al -Aqsa Brigades, the Fatah military wing, which was recognized by Israel, the US and the EU as a terrorist organization.
Another poster depicts a man identified as Mahmud Twalbeh, the head of Palestine Islamic Jihad, a terror organization responsible for the death of numerous Israelis and a large number of terror attacks.
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Photograph on Left- Ahmed Zaiden with backround photo of Alam Mohammed Qenieri. |
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Photograph on Right- Hospital ward's waiting room depicting photograph of Mahmud Twalbeh. |  |
Following is a document published on The Hamas Website. On it the name Alam Mohammed Qenieri is listed as a Al- Aqsa Brigade casualty, A millitary wing of the Fatah.
(Israeli Defence Forces Spokesperson)
Terrorist Misuse of Medical Services
to Further Terrorist Activity (26.8.02)
Communicated by Israeli Security Sources
Introduction
In recent months, Palestinian terrorist organizations have increasingly made use of medical services for the purpose of disguising their terrorist activity. Many of their members travel in ambulances, transporting arms in them as well, thus taking cynical advantage of the fact that ambulances are not subject to strict security checks.
Terrorists also hide out in hospitals, even surrounding themselves with explosives, knowing that Israeli security forces will not enter medical institutions.
In a recent case, terrorist organizations attempted to smuggle suicide bombers into Israel with the help of a doctor from Jenin who was on his way to deliver medicines.
Recruitment of Doctors for the Purpose of Assisting in Terrorist Attacks
In June 2002, the security forces arrested Mustafa Amjad, a doctor at Gazzy Hospital in Jenin. Amjad was recruited by the Hamas military wing in Jenin to bring suicide bombers into Baka al-Sharkia, near the Seam Line.
Amjad admitted during questioning that he brought two terrorists to Baka al-Sharkia on June 17, 2002. The two intended to infiltrate into Israel and blow themselves up in a suicide attack. Amjad, who was delivering medicines, rode in a taxi in order to ensure that the way was clear for the terrorists, who were driving behind him.
Ultimately, the attack did not take place, because of IDF activity in the area, and the two would-be suicide bombers returned to the territories.
Misuse of Ambulances to Carry out Attacks
In July, it was discovered that members of the Tanzim were traveling in ambulances throughout the cities of the Gaza Strip. On July 1st, for example, Tanzim members traveled in ambulances in the city of Nablus.
On June 30th, ambulances from the Sheikh Zaid Hospital in Ramallah transported wanted terrorists to and from the hospital and to various other places inside the city while it was under curfew. This was at the express order of Arafat.
On July 1st, two wanted terrorists were brought to the hospital by ambulance from the area known as Sarait Ramallah.
On March 27, 2002, Islam Jibril was arrested at an IDF roadblock near Ramallah. Islam, a Tanzim member who was born in 1971 and lives in the Balata refugee camp near Nablus, worked as an ambulance driver for the Palestinian Red Crescent. Explosive belts and other explosives were found inside the ambulance, which Islam was driving at the time of his arrest. During his questioning, Islam admitted that Mahmud Titi, a senior member of the Tanzim in Samaria who was killed by Israeli security forces in a preemptive action, gave the explosives to him in Nablus.
Children disguised as patients were also found in the ambulance. The explosive belt was discovered under the stretcher that the "sick" child was lying on. The child's family was with him in the ambulance at the time.
In March 2002, armed and wanted terrorists in Ramallah used ambulances in order to move about the city. They wore doctors' gowns and often hid in various wards in the city's hospitals.
One of the documents seized during Operation Defensive Shield mentions a Palestinian ambulance in which arms were concealed in the floor. Another captured document reveals that the Palestinian General Intelligence used an ambulance to transport an arrested suspect from Husan to Bethlehem.
Misuse of Hospitals
Amar Abu Snena, a senior member of the military Tanzim from the Abu Sneina neighborhood in Hebron, admitted under questioning that, at the beginning of 2002, he placed explosives around Al-Mizan Hospital, where he was hiding from Israeli forces that were expected to arrive in the area.
On July 8th 2002, a military jeep belonging to the Palestinian national security was hidden in a hospital in Tulkarem so that it could not be confiscated by the IDF.
Amad Hamud, a resident of Bethlehem who served in Ramallah as an active member of Force 17, admitted under questioning that he participated in many shooting attacks against IDF forces. Amad, who surrendered to IDF forces during Operation Defensive Shield, also admitted that, in one case, he fled to al-Mistakbal Hospital, a private hospital in Ramallah, and shot at Israeli soldiers from inside the hospital.
The Bomb-Ambulance and CNN (4.3.02)
Here is such an example: biased reporting by CNN from today's news.
From CNN's website:
"The Palestine Red Crescent said the Israeli army shelled two ambulances, killing the manager of a medical center who was in one of the vehicles and injuring six people, all ambulance-services personnel. Two were reported in critical condition."
(Ref: http://www.cnn.com/2002/WORLD/meast/03/04/mideast/index.html)
The same event, reported by Jerusalem Post:
"One Palestinian doctor was killed and three of his staff members were wounded after soldiers fired at a Palestinian ambulance that reportedly attempted to run them over. The ambulance driver approached a roadblock [at high speed] near the Jenin refugee camp and apparently attempted to kill the soldiers, Israel Radio reported. The soldiers shot at the vehicle, which in turn exploded."
(Ref: http://www.jpost.com/Editions/2002/03/04/LatestNews/LatestNews.44536.html)
The CNN report does not mention that the ambulance threatened the IDF soldiers or that it exploded. Other than on CNN, no "shelling" is mentioned by any other service. Perhaps the CNN report is confused with another incident today involving tank fire.
The ambulance may have been a bomb. Arutz Sheva reports the incident this way:
"The director of the Red Crescent in Jenin, Halil Suleiman, was killed today while driving what was apparently an ambulance-bomb. The ambulance approached an IDF checkpoint at high speed and under suspicious circumstances. The soldiers signaled it to stop, and when it did not do so, they fired at it; seconds later, it exploded."
(Ref: http://www.israelnationalnews.com/news.php3?id=19467)
Why Would Israel Stop a Palestinian Ambulance? (29.1.02)
IDF Spokesperson
During a routine inspection that occurred today around lunchtime at a "Magav" barrier near Bracah settlement at Samaria, a Palestinian wanted for questioning by the Security Office was caught disguised as a doctor inside a Palestinian ambulance.
Many times claims are raised against the holds-up ambulances at borders and barriers for a security check. Cases such a this clarify time and time again the evident need for these check-ups.
In addition to this, IDF soldiers are direct to make sure that when it comes to humanitarian cases and medical emergencies, they must be allowed to pass as fast as possible and with the minimum delay necessary.
The IDF Spokesperson wishes to point out that the IDF sees very severely any cynical or false application of humanitarian cases and medical emergencies.
Wanted Terrorist Disguised As Doctor Captured In Red Crescent Ambulance
Israel Radio military correspondent Carmela Menashe reported on the midnight news that the IDF reports it captured a terrorist on the wanted list at a roadblock at Har Bracha. He was disguised as a doctor and attempted to pass through in a Palestinian Red Crescent ambulance.
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