Democratic Palestine : 11 (ص 12)
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This is a summary of the most
important Zionist statements about the
escalation of military operations. Below
we will review and evaluate this escala-
tion based on our own information.
The quallty of operations
The quantitative increase of opera-
tions in Palestine is coupled with qualita-
tive development and the introduction of
new methods. We have already men-
tioned the use of remote-controlled exp-
losions. During the first half of the cur-
rent year, there were eight operations
where Israeli soldiers were assassi-
nated either by direct fire, or by abduct-
ing and later executing them. Six Israelis
were thus executed. We believe that our
militants in the occupied homeland
began to devote special efforts to this
kind of action in order to be able to
exchange the kidnapped Israelis, at a
later date, for Palestinian political pris-
oners. These operations seem yet to be
in the early phase, as all have so far
ended with the execution of the
abducted Zionist. Table no. 1 shows the
number and types of operations carried
out in the first half of 1985 according to
the data available to us.
You may notice considerable discrepancy be-
tween the figures quoted from Zionist sources and
those which appear in the second part of the article.
This is not a mistake, but a real discrepancy. In the
second part, we have only dealt with the operations
about which we have reliable, confirmed facts; this
is less than the number calculated by Zionist
sources for whatever reason.
The 24 operations in this part of Pales-
tine in the first half of 1985 were distri-
buted as follows: Tel Aviv-10; Haifa-3;
Askelon-3; Petah Tikva-2; Ashdod-1;
Afuleh-1; Nazareth-1; =‘ Tiberius-1;
Beersheba-1; and Kafr Kassem-1.
During the same period, 47 opera-
tions were carried out in the West Bank.
Among these, 11 were in Jerusalem, 9 in
Nablus, 2 in Qalgilia, 3 in Ramallah, 1 in
Tulkarm, 2 in Dora, 1 in Beit Jala, and 2
in Jericho (Ariha).
In the occupied Gaza Strip, there
were 17 operations in the first half of
1985. These were concentrated in Gaza
cally with 14 operations in February; by
June, there were 26 operations in one
month. This indicates the Palestinian
revolution’s great concern about
escalating armed struggle in occupied
Palestine. The PFLP played a prominent
role in this escalation. Its fighters carried
out a number of successful operations,
dealing painful blows to the occupation
troops and their agents. These opera-
tions included throwing hand grenades
and opening fire on enemy soldiers and
their agents. Table no.2 shows the most
important operations carried out by the
PFLP in the first half of 1985.
| early April
| April
April 17
| April 25
June 16-18
Table no.1
number type of operation
| 25 setting off bombs or
other explosions
hand grenade attacks
atlacks by rifles and grenades
rocket shelling (one by RPG)
stabbing Zionist soldiers
or settlers
setting Zionist buses on fire
attempted operations which
were foiled by weapons being
Seized or explosives dis-
covered before detonation.
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Geographic distribution
Armed struggle mounted consider-
ably in the 1948 occupied territories,
including in a number of cities where
Zionist security is presumed to be tops.
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throwing firebombs molotovs
assassinating enemy soldiers _
"Table no.2
_PFLP operations
early Jan.
Throwing a grenade at a crowded israeli bus near Qalailia, injuring
a number of enemy troops
and burning him
Shooting and killing Zionist soldier in Ramallah
Throwing explosive material on the agent Abu Auda in Ramallah
Attack on a restaurant crowded with enemy soldiers and
intelligence officers in Gaza, killing and wounding a number of
them. (The Zionists admitted one dead.) Our comrade Fadi
April 28
May 6
Gharbawi was martyred.
Explosion in a police barracks in downtown Tel Aviv, causing
87 launched at a Zionist patrol at Al Tama, results unknown
Detonating an explosion against a passing settler transport truck _
near Qaigilia, causing a number of casualties
May 8
Shooting and killing the agent Hassan al Shamai in Ramallah
Placing explosives in Afouleh; casualties unknown
Seung off ‘explosions at Latrun, Jerusalem, not announced
City 6), but also occurred in other areas
as follows: Khan Younis (3), Rafah (3),
Jabalia (3) and Beit Lahia (2).
The number of operations launched
from outside occupied Palestine in the
period under study was four. This is a
small number when compared to the
overall number of operations in
occupied Palestine. The main reason for
this is the Arab regimes’ continued re-
fusal to allow Palestinian revolutionaries
to utilize their territory for struggle a-
aainst the Zionist enemy. Another rea-
son is the Palestinian revolution’s con-
centration on active participation in the
struggle against the Zionist occupation
and its agents in South Lebanon, along-
side the Lebanese National Resistance.
The four operations carried out from
outside include: one operation across
the Jordanian-Syrian borders; one oper-
ation across the Jordanian border; and
two operations from the sea.
Monthly average
The lowest level of operations this
year was in January when there were
only three. Yet this soon rose dramati-
As a result of all the operations car-
ried out in the first half of 1985, more
than ten Zionists were killed and a
number of soldiers wounded. Judging
from the size of the operations, we can
estimate about 200 enemy casualties. In
addition are the many enemy vehicles
destroyed and damage to installations.
The assassination of enemy sol-
diers has continued, especially in the
areas of Ramallah and Al Bira. Such
operations have a highly positive effect
on our masses under occupation, show-
ing that the enemy can be confronted
successfully. The masses themselves
have broadened and radicalized their
confrontation with the occupation
troops. Firebombs and stone throwing
have proved to be effective, killing and
injuring a number of Zionist settlers.
These methods are conducive to
broadening mass participation in the
daily confrontation of the Zionist enemy.
It is incumbent on the organizations of
the Palestinian revolution to develop
and promote such methods, and impro-
vise new ones that can be utilized on a
daily basis. - هو جزء من
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