Palestians riot at loss of terror funding
Haaretz:
"Security forces raided four banks in the West Bank city of Ramallah on Wednesday, seizing vast amounts of cash which Israel said was mostly sent by Iran, Syria and Hezbollah to fund Palestinian militants.
"The joint operation by police, the Israel Defense Forces and the Shin Bet security service marked the largest-scale effort since the start of the intifada to stop the flow of funds to militant groups, officials said.
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"Palestinians rained stones on Israeli jeeps. Flames leapt from one of the vehicles as it was struck by a Molotov cocktail. Israeli troops rejected the accusation of Palestinian medics that it fired back some live rounds.
"The soldiers also used tear gas to repel the protestors, and a curfew was placed on the city center, witnesses said.
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"The Israeli operation came a day after Palestinian security officials confirmed that Hezbollah helped fund the last two Jerusalem bus bombings - one on January 29 and the other on Sunday - in which 19 people were killed.
"Security sources said the particular targets of the bank raids were the Islamic factions Hamas and Islamic Jihad, sworn to destroy the Jewish state. But troops were also looking for money sent by the Lebanese guerrilla group Hezbollah."
Haaretz:
"Security forces raided four banks in the West Bank city of Ramallah on Wednesday, seizing vast amounts of cash which Israel said was mostly sent by Iran, Syria and Hezbollah to fund Palestinian militants.
"The joint operation by police, the Israel Defense Forces and the Shin Bet security service marked the largest-scale effort since the start of the intifada to stop the flow of funds to militant groups, officials said.
...
"Palestinians rained stones on Israeli jeeps. Flames leapt from one of the vehicles as it was struck by a Molotov cocktail. Israeli troops rejected the accusation of Palestinian medics that it fired back some live rounds.
"The soldiers also used tear gas to repel the protestors, and a curfew was placed on the city center, witnesses said.
...
"The Israeli operation came a day after Palestinian security officials confirmed that Hezbollah helped fund the last two Jerusalem bus bombings - one on January 29 and the other on Sunday - in which 19 people were killed.
"Security sources said the particular targets of the bank raids were the Islamic factions Hamas and Islamic Jihad, sworn to destroy the Jewish state. But troops were also looking for money sent by the Lebanese guerrilla group Hezbollah."
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