(Gaza) Two sisters from the Gaza Strip were caught red handed at
the Erez crossing with explosive materials hidden inside tubes designated for
cancer medicine.
The sisters had obtained a permit to cross into Israel so
one of them could receive cancer treatment at an Israeli hospital, The
explosive materials had been “sent by Hamas and it is believed that they were
meant to be used to carry out attacks in Israel in the near future,” according
to the Shin Bet, Israel’s internal security agency. It is believed that the substances, which were discovered
during a security check, were meant to be used in improvised explosive devices.
55 year old Basema Atallah, has gone for treatment of
colorectal cancer in Jerusalem more than 10 times since last July and has never
had a problem before. Her husband Ragheb Attlah said his wife was unaware that
she may have been smuggling anything illegal into Israel.
"Someone asked them to take a bottle of medicine on their way for a patient there," he said. "The bottle was closed and they did not know what is inside. It seems there was something and this caused disruption,"
Ragheb Atallah said his wife was released and has been given
permission again to go to the hospital, but her sister, 57-year-old Ibtessam
Eid, remains in Israeli custody.
And to think, the do-gooders of this world deem Israel evil
for actually manning its border with Gaza.
