The West Bank

Two Guerrillas Are Killed; Now Attacks May Follow

Israeli security was happy two weeks ago that the infamous AWADALLAH brothers, ADEL and IMAD, had been killed, but officials fear reprisals from Hamas. Israeli security officials say they had been watching the two guerrillas' hideout near Hebron for some time--Adel was the most wanted man on the West Bank. But the stakeout was almost botched when a drone plane that had been monitoring the house crashed nearby. The brothers, however, apparently still didn't spot the surveillance, and a second drone was launched. At a certain point, Israeli officials say, they had a dilemma: while they wanted to watch the Awadallahs...

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