2 Israelis killed in shooting attack

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Two Israelis killed after being critically wounded in shooting attack near northern Jordan Valley community. Police, army forces dispatched to the scene; initial reports say vehicle overturned from shots fired at it

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3686848,00.html

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"Two Israelis were killed after sustaining critical wounds Sunday evening in a shooting attack near the community of Massua in the Jordan Valley.

Rescue teams pronounced the two dead after attempting to administer first aid. Police reports said the two were found shot in the vehicle, and were pronounced dead by a doctor.

Reports accumulated by police said the two were driving along Highway 90 at around 8 pm when gunfire was opened upon them from the car ahead. As a result the driver lost control of the vehicle and it overturned.

One of the two victims died from wounds sustained by the vehicle's overturning, according to reports. The other died while paramedics were attempting resuscitation."

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1. Very sad.

:-(

I hope this all ends someday soon.

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2. Two Israeli police officers shot to death at West Bank settlemen

Bethlehem - Ma'an - Two Israeli police officers were killed on Sunday evening near the illegal Masu'a settlement in the West Bank.

They were apparently shot to death, according to Israeli news reports.

The "Imad Mughniyah Brigades" claimed responsibility for the attack in a telephone call to Ma'an.

http://www.maannews.net/en/index.php?opr=ShowDetails&ID=36468

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3. U.S. disagrees with British decision to engage Lebanon's Hezbollah

Reporting from Washington -- A senior U.S. official Thursday expressed strong disagreement with the British decision to begin contacts with the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, revealing a rare split between the two closely allied nations.

The official said the Obama administration doesn't believe, as the British do, that there are separate military, political and social wings of the Shiite Muslim militia group, and that it is acceptable to deal with the political wing. He expressed revulsion for the group, which is a major part of Lebanon's elected government but officially listed by the U.S. government as a terrorist organization.

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The official said he was appalled that Hezbollah has been hanging posters in Lebanon celebrating the slain Imad Mughniyah, an accused terrorist mastermind that Hezbollah has long said was not connected to its organization. Mughniyah, assassinated in Damascus, the Syrian capital, in February 2008, was believed responsible for a long list of attacks and had a U.S. bounty on his head.

The British, who discontinued talks with Hezbollah in 2005, last year added the organization's military wing to their list of designated terrorist groups. Europe as a whole has been divided on the wisdom of engaging with the group. British Embassy officials in Washington could not be immediately reached for comment.

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/washingtondc/la-fg-hezbollah-talks13-2009mar13,0,5946564.story