WHETHER through ignorance or for political reasons, press has released details of the Palestinian raid Into Israel on 11 March. In this report from Tel Aviv HEL WARSCHAWSKY explains that many of the civilians dead were killed by The Palestinian commando, including at least two women, managed to nflatable cances.
Their aim was to land at Tel Aviv and to take hostages at one of the hig hewels to be relcased in exchanee for five Palestinian political prisoners. For reasons which are still unclear they landed about 60 kilomelres from Tel Deciding to carry operation, the Palestinians hijacked two buses and, ficiog all along the TOULAS. they the kilometres full Tel Aviv.
MICcommando's advance Isracli •DUCE WCTE included the Tsraelis held The Isracli wounded.
which, Including many children. with the still unclear.
covered berween the Michael kibbutz and the outskirts of The roadblocks put up by the Isracli forces were unahle to stop them for more than an hour. It was only when they arrived at to Ave mar was halted. the Palestininns entering Tel Aviv by any means necessary. Any means necessary sacrilios of dozens of hostage the bus. authorities announced nearly 40 dead and more than 100 The great majority were hit by the bullets of the Isracli soldiers who fired for more than ten minutes on the bus nearly cilians.
A number of them were killed when the bus blew up for reasons which are