Palestinians urge revenge for dead militants

FURIOUS Palestinians called for swift revenge attacks as they paid their last respects to seven militants, including three senior commanders, shot dead by Israeli troops in Nablus.

About 30,000 people packed the streets of Nablus chanting demands for revenge in the heart of Israel after the killings on Saturday, which were fiercely condemned by Palestinian premier Ahmed Qorei.

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon meanwhile hailed the army’s so-called Operation Full Court Press as an “impressive success in the fight against terrorism”.