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Article: Israel storms mall it says is linked to Hamas
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- Deseret News (Salt Lake City)
- Article date:
- July 9, 2008
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NABLUS, West Bank -- Israeli troops stormed the shopping mall in
this West Bank city Tuesday and ordered it to close, saying the
popular facility is linked to the militant Islamic group Hamas.
The overnight move was the latest in a widening crackdown on the
militant Islamic group in the West Bank, even as Israel observes a
cease-fire with the Hamas regime in the Gaza Strip. Israel kept a
vital Gaza cargo crossing open though Palestinians fired three
mortar shells at Israel on Tuesday, violating a 3-week-old truce.
Hamas condemned the Nablus operation as "provocative."
Palestinian witnesses said the troops surrounded the Nablus Mall
after midnight, sealing the building and posting closure ...