Palestinian militants are undeterred Israel's crackdown feeds anger, ranks of militias
The tall man with a beard and moustache makes a point of placing a pistol on the table. ”Abu Khaled” is one of the Israeli military’s most-wanted men, Palestinians here say. On the run for months, the second-in-command of this city’s underground militia is taking no chances. Nearly 2 years since the Palestinian uprising exploded across the West Bank and Gaza, life for armed Palestinians has become a daily gamble. About 2,000 have been jailed, and hundreds more have been killed since Israeli tanks rolled into the West Bank and Gaza 10 months ago. The Israeli army says it has dismantled about 70% of the underground Palestinian operations. Full Story