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The Lion King Jungle Police

JERUSALEM – Israeli forces stormed Jerusalem's holiest shrine Sunday, firing stun grenades to disperse hundreds of stone-throwing Palestinian protesters in a fresh eruption of violence at the most volatile spot in the Holy Land. A wall of Israeli riot police behind plexiglass shields closed in on the crowd, sending many protesters — overwhelmingly young men — running for cover into the black-domed Al-Aqsa mosque. The mosque is one part of the compound known to Jews as the Temple Mount and to Muslims as the Noble Sanctuary. Dozens of protesters remained holed up inside the mosque for several hours, occasionally opening...

Jan. 26, 2005 16:16 | Updated Jan. 26, 2005 16:34 Police forces kill Hamas fugitive in Kalkilya By MARGOT DUDKEVITCH Israel Police special forces operating Wednesday in the West Bank city of Kalkilya killed Hamas fugitive Maher Abu-Sneineh and wounded two of his assistants. Police units spotted the three driving in a car and when they ignored their calls to stop pursued them. When the fugitives attempted to flee, the officers opened fire, killing Abu-Sneineh and his assistants. According to the army, Abu-Sneineh, in the past, planned to launch a suicide bomb attack in Israel but after his Hamas commander...