Israeli military officials issued a warning that unless the Jericho prisoners gave themselves up they will be killed. The leader of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine Ahmed Saadat told Al-Jazeera television in a telephone interview from the jail  "We are not going to surrender , we are going to face our destiny with courage". Mr Saadat told BBC Arabic Service  "The occupation are planning a massacre in the Jericho complex. There is shelling from all angles and destroying the prison from all sides  " Saadat also said two of his colleagues had been killed. The troops opened fire with small arms and stun grenades. Israeli soldiers blew up the outer wall of the Jericho prison compound and IDF helicopters fired missiles into the prison. It has been reported that US and British monitors stationed there withdrew before Israeli troops arrived. The Israeli army moved in, bulldozing parts of the prison's outer compound and demanding Saadat's surrender , President Abbas blamed the British and the Americans for the developing crisis. In recent weeks, Abbas signalled he was willing to release Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) leader, Ahmed Saadat. Reuters report that protests have surged across Palestinian territories, with most anger directed at Britain and the United States. Militants set fire to the British cultural centre and stormed the EU-compound in Gaza. There have been threats to kidnap and kill foreigners.
Israeli military officials issued a warning that unless the Jericho prisoners gave themselves up they would be killed. The leader of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine Ahmed Saadat told Al-Jazeera television in a telephone interview from the jail , "We are not going to surrender . We are going to face our destiny with courage". Mr Saadat told BBC Arabic Service , "The occupation are planning a massacre in the Jericho complex. There is shelling from all angles and destroying the prison from all sides . " Saadat also said two of his colleagues had been killed. The troops opened fire with small arms and stun grenades. Israeli soldiers blew up the outer wall of the Jericho prison compound and IDF helicopters fired missiles into the prison. It has been reported that US and British monitors stationed there withdrew before Israeli troops arrived. The Israeli army moved in, bulldozing parts of the prison's outer compound and demanding Saadat's surrender . President Abbas blamed the British and the Americans for the developing crisis. In recent weeks, Abbas signalled he was willing to release Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) leader, Ahmed Saadat. Reuters reports that protests have surged across Palestinian territories, with most anger directed at Britain and the United States. Militants set fire to the British cultural centre and stormed the EU compound in Gaza. There have been threats to kidnap and kill foreigners.
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