The New York Times · New York, New York · 28 April 2002

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ARABS IN DISGUISE KILL FOUR SETTLERS IN THE WEST BANK

GIRL, 5, AMONG THE SLAIN | Raid May Increase Pressure for New Army Action, as Bush Seeks Israeli Pullback

By JAMES BENNET

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ADORA, West Bank, April 27 — Three Palestinian gunmen dressed like Israeli soldiers cut through the fence surrounding this small Jewish settlement today and attacked the residents while they were relaxing on a Sabbath morning, killing four, including a 5-year-old girl, the Israeli Army said.

Seven people were wounded, one of them critically, as the gunmen went house to house, also firing at armed settlers who tried to defend their homes but apparently mistook the attackers for soldiers. As Israeli forces rushed to the scene, the men escaped back through their hole in the fence and vanished into the deep valleys surrounding Adora’s isolated hilltop.

Soldiers later found and killed one of them, the army said. It was the deadliest assault on a settlement since Israel began its sweep in the West Bank on March 29, and another blow to the fragile diplomacy seeking to contain the violence in the Middle East.

The attack was almost certain to prompt the Israeli government to consider dispatching more ground forces to this area, just as President Bush has stepped up his call for a full Israeli withdrawal from Palestinian-controlled territory. Mr.

Bush is himself under pressure, from the government of Saudi Arabia, which warned him this week that he must temper his support for Israeli measures against Palestinians or risk undermining American credibility in the Arab world. Israeli government officials said the attack proved the need for the military measures in the West Bank.

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