NEWS: Israel destroys most of Arafat’s HQ

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FRIDAY, SEP 20, 2002

Israel destroys most of Arafatâ€™s HQ

Israeli army units use bulldozers to destroy parts of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat's compound.

RAMALLAH, West Bank, Sept. 20 â€” Israel reduced to rubble most of the remaining buildings on Palestinian leader Yasser Arafatâ€™s West Bank compound on Friday, using powerful explosives to raze at least three structures a day after a suicide bomber struck at the heart of Tel Aviv. Arafat, holed up in one of the last standing buildings, was reportedly unhurt. Israelâ€™s military retaliation also stretched into the Gaza Strip.

THE DESTRUCTION OF Arafatâ€™s city-block-sized headquarters was part of a major assault with tanks and bulldozers meant to isolate the Palestinian leader in response to a Tel Aviv suicide bombing that killed six Israelis.

Large gray clouds of smoke rose from Arafatâ€™s already heavily damaged compound after each explosion. Israeli snipers killed one of Arafatâ€™s bodyguards, and troops using loudspeakers called on wanted men in the compound to surrender. In all, 20 men gave ...

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