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Israelis Attacked Home, Abroad
Aired November 29, 2002 - 06:05 ET
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CATHERINE CALLAWAY, CNN ANCHOR: The Kenya car bombing preceded a terrorist attack inside Israel. The violence stinted a day of celebration for Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon.
CNN Jerusalem bureau chief Mike Hanna joining us with the very latest on this.
What is the latest -- Mike?
MIKE HANNA, CNN JERUSALEM BUREAU CHIEF: Well, Catherine, we heard the news that a number of people in hospitals in Kenya, including many Israelis. Well, Israel has sent over a number of aircraft to ferry back the wounded when they can be safely moved; to also to bring back those tourists who want to cut their holiday short in the wake of Thursday's tragic events.
The first aircraft arriving back in Israel in the early hours of the morning, bringing on that particular aircraft a number of wounded, and also bringing with it three dead bodies of the three Israelis, who were killed in the suicide bomb attack in the Paradise hotel in Mombasa.
But Israel suffered terror attacks inside the country, as well as outside. In the northern town of Beit Shean, Palestinian gunmen opened fire on a group of civilians at the town's central bus station. Six Israelis were killed in that attack. Two Palestinian gunmen were shot dead on the scene by soldiers who were in the vicinity.
In the course of the night, Israeli forces have destroyed the homes of those two Palestinian gunmen who were killed, their homes in the village near the West Bank city of Jenin.
These incidents of violence taking place with the backdrop of an election for the leader of the Likud Party, a very important primary leading to elections due to take place in Israel in January next year.
And the handy winner in that election was Israel's incumbent Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, who defeated his challenger, his foreign minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, by close to 20 percentage points.
But Sharon said it was not a time for celebration, and he used the occasion of addressing his Likud Party members to make clear that Israel would find and deal with those responsible for the Kenyan attacks.
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) ARIEL SHARON, ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER (through translator): We have to be able to take out those who carry out the attacks and those who sent them to Israel. We'll combat mercilessly those who engage in bloodletting. We are a strong people, and we will not give in to terrorism. We are a people which stands fast, fights and will prevail, and we will prevail.
(END VIDEO CLIP)
HANNA: The threat there from Ariel Sharon that if al Qaeda was indeed responsible for those attacks in Kenya, including that missile attack, that Israel will prosecute its case against them wherever they might be. The Israeli authorities have already tasked the Mossad Intelligence Agency to investigate those attacks to find out who was responsible, and then decisions will be made what to do from there -- Catherine.
CALLAWAY: Thank you, Mike. We'll check back with you also in just a wee bit to get more information on the investigation.
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Aired November 29, 2002 - 06:05 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
CATHERINE CALLAWAY, CNN ANCHOR: The Kenya car bombing preceded a terrorist attack inside Israel. The violence stinted a day of celebration for Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon.
CNN Jerusalem bureau chief Mike Hanna joining us with the very latest on this.
What is the latest -- Mike?
MIKE HANNA, CNN JERUSALEM BUREAU CHIEF: Well, Catherine, we heard the news that a number of people in hospitals in Kenya, including many Israelis. Well, Israel has sent over a number of aircraft to ferry back the wounded when they can be safely moved; to also to bring back those tourists who want to cut their holiday short in the wake of Thursday's tragic events.
The first aircraft arriving back in Israel in the early hours of the morning, bringing on that particular aircraft a number of wounded, and also bringing with it three dead bodies of the three Israelis, who were killed in the suicide bomb attack in the Paradise hotel in Mombasa.
But Israel suffered terror attacks inside the country, as well as outside. In the northern town of Beit Shean, Palestinian gunmen opened fire on a group of civilians at the town's central bus station. Six Israelis were killed in that attack. Two Palestinian gunmen were shot dead on the scene by soldiers who were in the vicinity.
In the course of the night, Israeli forces have destroyed the homes of those two Palestinian gunmen who were killed, their homes in the village near the West Bank city of Jenin.
These incidents of violence taking place with the backdrop of an election for the leader of the Likud Party, a very important primary leading to elections due to take place in Israel in January next year.
And the handy winner in that election was Israel's incumbent Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, who defeated his challenger, his foreign minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, by close to 20 percentage points.
But Sharon said it was not a time for celebration, and he used the occasion of addressing his Likud Party members to make clear that Israel would find and deal with those responsible for the Kenyan attacks.
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) ARIEL SHARON, ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER (through translator): We have to be able to take out those who carry out the attacks and those who sent them to Israel. We'll combat mercilessly those who engage in bloodletting. We are a strong people, and we will not give in to terrorism. We are a people which stands fast, fights and will prevail, and we will prevail.
(END VIDEO CLIP)
HANNA: The threat there from Ariel Sharon that if al Qaeda was indeed responsible for those attacks in Kenya, including that missile attack, that Israel will prosecute its case against them wherever they might be. The Israeli authorities have already tasked the Mossad Intelligence Agency to investigate those attacks to find out who was responsible, and then decisions will be made what to do from there -- Catherine.
CALLAWAY: Thank you, Mike. We'll check back with you also in just a wee bit to get more information on the investigation.
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