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Border Police unit kills PA police officer in bungled W. Bank action
By Avi Issacharoff and Yuval Azoulay, Haaretz Correspondents
Tags: police, West Bank, IDF 

A Palestinian police officer was killed Wednesday in Bethlehem, and another officer was wounded in clashes with an undercover Border Police unit in the midst of an arrest raid.

During the operation, the Border Police troops fired at an unidentified group of Palestinians, after being fired upon. It later emerged that the source of the fire had been a Palestinian police force on patrol.

An initial investigation into the incident revealed that the Palestinian police force fired at the Border Police officers, mistaking them for members of the militant Islamist Hamas organization. Only after the firefight did the IDF troops realize they had shot a policeman. The mission was aborted and the army left the area without making arrests.
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The Border Police troops withdrew from the area with the assistance of other Israeli forces which arrived at the scene after several Palestinian residents began hurling stones at the Israeli troops.

After the IDF learned that they had hit Palestinian police officers, troop commander in the West Bank Brigadier General Noam Tivon and head of the Civil Administration in the West Bank Brigadier General Yoav Mordechai offered to their Palestinian counterparts to provide medical assistance for the wounded officer.

An IDF spokesman said that the incident will be fully investigated. In addition, both sides will team up for a joint investigation into why the mechanisms established for the express purpose of coordinating between IDF and Palestinian operations in the West Bank were not utilized.

A military source said Wednesday evening that during a "good natured" meeting between Israeli and Palestinian officials held after the incident, the Israel Defense Forces made clear to their Palestinian counterparts that Israel will continue to foil terror attacks and to arrest militants in the West Bank.

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      1.   PA "Police" Are Terrorists Too: Good Work IDF 19:12  |  Yishai Kohen 05/12/07
      2.   I`d hardly call it "bungled" Haaretz 19:14  |  Steven 05/12/07
      3.   ...Gloria in Excelsis Deo...... 19:29  |  Palestinian Brit 05/12/07
      4.   well 19:34  |  r.m. 05/12/07
      5.   Steven in the UK 19:36  |  Palestinian Brit 05/12/07
      6.   You are VERY welcome to keep the IDF in YOUR land... 19:38  |  Palestinian Brit 05/12/07
      7.   Who is your headline editor - Goebbels? 19:41  |  Chaim 05/12/07
      8.   Real Headline - PA Police Attack IDF Unit in West Bank While 19:45  |  J 05/12/07
      9.   I can feel your sorrow, Palestinian Brit, 19:51  |  Momo 05/12/07
      10.   HAARETZ: YOU FORGOT TO TELL THAT PA POLICE KILLED JEWISH FATHER.. 19:59  |  Alon chiloni 05/12/07
      11.   Abbas needs to collaborate better with his handlers 20:00  |  Israel_is_Done 05/12/07
      12.   Another border violation by Israel 20:13  |  Tim 05/12/07
      13.   Pal Brit 20:15  |  Israeli 05/12/07
      14.   Does "special" mean undercover? 20:16  |  Murray 05/12/07
      15.   My condolences to the family of the police officer 20:17  |  Gina 05/12/07
      16.   IDF is biggest terrorist group, but co-op is needed for peace 20:20  |  anti-racist 05/12/07
      17.   Maan News:reports that israel has used clusters & shells filled 20:22  |  lakshmi 05/12/07
      18.   J sitting comfortably in USA 20:25  |  Palestinian Brit 05/12/07
      19.   agree with J 20:40  |  vik 05/12/07
      20.   Separation Is The Problem 20:44  |  Yosemite 05/12/07
      21.   Dear Pal Brit neighbour of mine 20:52  |  Joe Sittizen 05/12/07
      22.   Israeli cringers at it again,that`s the only thing they can 20:55  |  Absolute Sweden 05/12/07
      23.   #3 Palestinian Brit - The shopkeepers 20:59  |  * BEN JABO 05/12/07
      24.   Of course they were UNDERCOVER, therefore 21:02  |  Andreas 05/12/07
      25.   #6 Palestinian Brit 21:04  |  * BEN JABO 05/12/07
      26.   lakshmi, you left out a few from your irrelevant list 21:04  |  Man deVoshkes 05/12/07
      27.   #12 Tim - Toronto 21:07  |  * BEN JABO 05/12/07
      28.   #14 Murray - Milan 21:10  |  * BEN JABO 05/12/07
      29.   #18 Palestinian Brit 21:14  |  * BEN JABO 05/12/07
      30.   WHOOPS, ISRAEL! 21:15  |  Clickfool 05/12/07
      31.   Since when the PA shoots at Hamas!? Haaretz is spinning! 21:29  |  Figaro 05/12/07
      32.   Palestinian Brit 21:42  |  vik 05/12/07
      33.   Other sources say 21:45  |  Fred Omran 05/12/07
      34.   #1 to Yishai Kohen 21:48  |  Dave 05/12/07
      35.   do you know the meaning of "under cover" ? 22:15  |  Ahmed 05/12/07
      36.   I FORGOT THE SUBWAY BOMBERS IN LONDON WERE I THINK MUSLIM 22:20  |  HAL TRIPP 05/12/07
      37.   "Friendly" PA fire returned by "FRIENDLY IDF" 22:22  |  * BEN JABO 05/12/07
      38.   Dave #23 22:23  |  Gee 05/12/07
      39.   hey dave 22:30  |  vik 05/12/07
      40.   Condol. to the family of the PA officer 22:52  |  Nephtaly 05/12/07
      41.   Israel should stop playing GI-JOE in Palestinian territory 23:19  |  Ibrahim 05/12/07
      42.   IDF Trroops? Out of uniform in civilan truck spells Terrorists 00:09  |  Mr. Knowitall 06/12/07
      43.   Moslems with Christmas decorations.....? No 23 00:20  |  Palestinian Brit 06/12/07
      44.   The meaning of under cover 00:26  |  Palestinian Brit 06/12/07
      45.   #5 "Palestinian" Brit 00:47  |  Steven 06/12/07
      46.   LOL Hahaaaa 00:57  |  Adrian de Klerk 06/12/07
      47.   to pal brit, we don´t like you , we don´t need you, 00:59  |  vladimir 06/12/07
      48.   This is perfidy, and that`s why this PA officer died 01:01  |  Johnboy 06/12/07
      49.   Pal Brit - I think it was Pals who opened fire 01:13  |  Free Gilad Shalit 06/12/07
      50.   #47 Palestinian Brit - Shopkeepers sell anything 09:06  |  * BEN JABO 06/12/07
      51.   #43-2 Palestinian Brit 09:08  |  * BEN JABO 06/12/07
      52.   #49 You think wrong, sonny. 15:05  |  Johnboy 06/12/07
      53.   #46 You appear to be the only one laughing, Adrian 15:11  |  Johnboy 06/12/07
      54.   Palestinian Brit - DON`T BE BASHFUL 18:29  |  * BEN JABO 06/12/07
      55.   #52 JB 01:44  |  * BEN JABO 07/12/07
      56.   #55 Perhaps you need to reflect on this, BEN JABO 04:20  |  Johnboy 07/12/07
      57.   yishai k 1 05:57  |  realism 08/12/07
      58.   alon chaloni 10 06:03  |  realism 08/12/07
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