Unknown gunmen have shot dead the media advisor of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat outside his office in Gaza City.
... In the immediate aftermath of the attack, Palestinian officials did not comment on a possible motive but there is no indication of an Israeli role.
Tehran Times article
... In the immediate aftermath of the attack, Palestinian officials did not comment on a possible motive but there is no indication of an Israeli role.
Israeli military jeeps sealed off the entrances to Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat's headquarters in the West Bank town of Ramallah, a Palestinian official told AFP.
"The soldiers, travelling in 15 jeeps, approached the president's HQ and blocked the three entrances to the building," said Arafat advisor Nabil Abu Rudeina.
He expressed the fear that the move was "in preparation for an attack on the president," without giving any details.
Israeli military sources said that the troops were conducting "routine arrests" in Ramallah.
"These operations have nothing to do with Yasser Arafat's headquarters, which we have no intention of entering," a military source said.
Last month Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon issued a threat against Arafat.
"I promised (US) President George W. Bush three years ago not to attack Arafat, but I am no longer bound by that promise, and (Arafat) no longer has immunity," Sharon said then.
Channel News Asia article
"The soldiers, travelling in 15 jeeps, approached the president's HQ and blocked the three entrances to the building," said Arafat advisor Nabil Abu Rudeina.
He expressed the fear that the move was "in preparation for an attack on the president," without giving any details.
Israeli military sources said that the troops were conducting "routine arrests" in Ramallah.
"These operations have nothing to do with Yasser Arafat's headquarters, which we have no intention of entering," a military source said.
Last month Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon issued a threat against Arafat.
"I promised (US) President George W. Bush three years ago not to attack Arafat, but I am no longer bound by that promise, and (Arafat) no longer has immunity," Sharon said then.
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