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Anticipating truce breakdown, Gaza women training as suicide bombers
By Haaretz Staff and Channel 10
Tags: Gaza Strip, Israel 

The cease-fire agreement struck between Israel and Palestinian militant groups in the Gaza Strip has brought a semblance of calm to the region, but neither side has stopped preparing for the possible renewal of violence.

In Gaza, Islamic Jihad members recently offered TV cameras a rare glimpse into training undergone by women who are prepared to carry out suicide attacks should the Israel Defense Forces reinvade the coastal territory.


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he women take as an example Fatma Al-Najar, a 57-year-old grandmother who blew herself up in Gaza in 2006, wounding three soldiers.


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      1.   save the clip next time they yell why are our woman captured. 05:08  |  ralph 20/08/08
      2.   A malignant plague which brings shame to the world of islam 06:08  |  Voice of Reason 20/08/08
      3.   IF women are searched or held up at checkpoints they cry victim 06:46  |  PETER SM 20/08/08
      4.   Women suicide in Islam 06:59  |  Michael T 20/08/08
      5.   Terrorism is un-Islamic, say Muslim scholars in India 07:03  |  John 20/08/08
      6.   Gaza 07:56  |  Woodie 20/08/08
      7.   Peace with the Arabs ? 08:48  |  Jean Van Daem 20/08/08
      8.   Its actually only a career path for the "dishonoured" ones 09:07  |  J Donald 20/08/08
      9.   A mass exhibition of their intention should do it 09:16  |  x-ray 20/08/08
      10.   why...? 09:41  |  ravi 20/08/08
      11.   Even excellent idea may be improved: 12:04  |  17 20/08/08
      12.   Isn`t It Amazing? 12:29  |  Yosemite 20/08/08
      13.   After 60 years of oppression, anyone would 12:37  |  KMS 20/08/08
      14.   Ravi so so naive 12:38  |  Victoria 20/08/08
      15.   Go ahead Rabbis throw them off the bus! Dare ya! 12:41  |  Petra 20/08/08
      16.   and you need training to blow yourself up ? 13:16  |  v.hardman 20/08/08
      17.   Ravi & KMS 13:17  |  ChanahS 20/08/08
      18.   Ravi & KMS 13:18  |  ChanahS 20/08/08
      19.   To Ravi # 10 13:21  |  dovale 20/08/08
      20.   ArabPals Lawmakers Should Enlist First their Daughters 13:24  |  Joseph.E 20/08/08
      21.   Women training as suicide bombers 13:51  |  HIlda 20/08/08
      22.   Bombs on people more accurate and reliable than bombs on dogs 14:05  |  Sam 20/08/08
      23.   To Voice of Reason 14:51  |  utagawa 20/08/08
      24.   Ravi of no choices 14:59  |  utagawa 20/08/08
      25.   the ceacefire agreement that lasted 5 days 15:05  |  zionist forever 20/08/08
      26.   Would Israeli women give their lives in defense of their nation? 15:07  |  Natallie Durson 20/08/08
      27.   Durson Crew - What Palestinian Nation would they be defending? 15:17  |  ZISD 20/08/08
      28.   Natallie I`ll give you the privilege of joining them 15:18  |  x-ray 20/08/08
      29.   Anticipating work accidents! 15:18  |  Igor D. 20/08/08
      30.   ISRAEL`S NEW SECRET MICROWAVE WEAPONS 15:38  |  jewish doctor 20/08/08
      31.   RAVI Why in Algeria,Pakistan,India,Madrid etc etc---? 16:09  |  PETER SM 20/08/08
      32.   26 Poor deluded durson. "...defense of their nation?" No, more- 16:10  |  common sense 20/08/08
      33.   When women have lost husbands, sons, brothers and daughters 16:10  |  ID 20/08/08
      34.   U.S. nuked Japan for less, wake up Israel leaders 16:13  |  no kamikaze 20/08/08
      35.   #33 turning to peace 16:34  |  odles 20/08/08
      36.   #26 durson`s explosive 16:39  |  odles 20/08/08
      37.   #10 Ravi...following the chain of thought 16:43  |  Lynn 20/08/08
      38.   Prevention with new technology is here. 16:58  |  The Equalizer 20/08/08
      39.   Pals blowing up selves+civilians because can`t have 1967 borders 17:01  |  Sam 20/08/08
      40.   ID freedom fighters do not target civillians by choice 17:02  |  PETER SM 20/08/08
      41.   Still waiting for Ravi 17:04  |  utagawa 20/08/08
      42.   To Chana and Peter: Jewish terror breeds resistance 17:17  |  honest Israeli 20/08/08
      43.   24...utagawa... read my post again... 17:27  |  ravi 20/08/08
      44.   DURSON AND MARTYRS 17:32  |  Brant 20/08/08
      45.   40...peter sm... 17:36  |  ravi 20/08/08
      46.   Ravi, please read my post again 17:47  |  utagawa 20/08/08
      47.   #40 Neither should Military 17:49  |  ID 20/08/08
      48.   Can they do it all same time in Gaza 17:56  |  Stranger 20/08/08
      49.   Ravi 17:59  |  Jane 20/08/08
      50.   Would American women give their lives defending black women? 18:02  |  Israeli citizen 20/08/08
      51.   honest Israeli? 18:04  |  Stranger 20/08/08
      52.   utagawa.... one more try... 18:15  |  ravi 20/08/08
      53.   Ravi 18:31  |  ZISD 20/08/08
      54.   #26 Suicide Training 18:32  |  H 20/08/08
      55.   #47 ID the IDF 18:33  |  odles 20/08/08
      56.   To #10 Ravi 18:37  |  Marty 20/08/08
      57.   Peter -number 40 18:39  |  Oli 20/08/08
      58.   Ravi...what causes terrorism 18:41  |  Lynn 20/08/08
      59.   339 Sam....add to that the superiority complex 18:44  |  Lynn 20/08/08
      60.   Oli 18:55  |  ZISD 20/08/08
      61.   Natallie Durson (#26) Wow so 9/11 was OK 19:10  |  Gil 20/08/08
      62.   How Civilized! 19:10  |  Avram 20/08/08
      63.   #13, Khalid 19:15  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 20/08/08
      64.   57 - ZISD 19:22  |  Oli