Take Down that Wall

Under the cover of fog, two heavily armed Palestinian militants used a rope and ladder to scale a border wall Saturday and enter Israel from Gaza, attacking an army base with explosives and gunfire before they were tracked down and killed by Israeli troops.

Militants frequently attack the Israeli border. But Saturday's infiltration was one of the few times they have managed to slip through the heavily fortified fence enclosing Gaza.

Tensions have risen further since the Islamic militant group Hamas seized control of Gaza in June.

Maj. Tal Lev-Ram, an Israeli army spokesman, said there was "an intention to carry out a large attack in Israeli territory." He said the militants were armed "head to toe" with grenades and automatic weapons.

As if we needed more evidence that the wall is a good idea, and that the Palestinians continue to be craven animals 100 years away from deserving statehood. . . .

Note how the AP writer includes this human interest story.

The infiltration was the latest incident in a spike of violence that left eight Palestinians dead in less than 24 hours. Among those killed was an 11-year-old boy shot Friday while visiting relatives in a West Bank village.

Good to get the part about the 11 year old boy in there. We find out a little later on that he lives in Israel.

In Gaza, three militant groups — the Popular Resistance Committees, the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine and the Al Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades — claimed responsibility in a joint statement.

Everyone wants in on the action.

Israel considers Hamas a terrorist group and has stepped up its activities in Gaza, launching incursions to halt rocket attacks and searching for tunnels that can be used by militants.

It's nice to know that the AP doesn't consider them terrorists, just militants.