Odessa American · 1 November 2000

CP-2000-048

Israel closes Gaza, deports 4

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movement Hamas. The Washington Post An army spokesman said JERUSALEM - Israeli secu- rity forces yesterday ordered more than 500 Palestinians have been arrested since Friday, but four Palestinians deported from Palestinian lawyers said close to the Gaza Strip, and cabinet min- isters called for tougher mea- 1,000 Gaza Palestinians were sures against terrorism arrested.

By either count, it was following Friday's killing of the largest round-up since the three Israelis at a factory near Palestinian uprising began three years ago. Authorities said all of Tel Aviv. those arrested were members of The army closed the entire Hamas.

Gaza Strip and carried out inten- Palestinians claimed the ar- sive searches for two Palestinian brothers suspected in the kill- rests were made in retaliation ings. The suspects belong to the for the killings, not in order to outlawed Islamic fundamentalist apprehen

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"Israel closes Gaza, deports 4," Odessa American, 1 November 2000. Covering Palestine archive, CP-2000-048. https://coveringpalestine.org/archive/cp-2000-048

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