If you are talking about the Tulkarm raid, no fighting was reported. If you are talking about the Nablus raid, one of the Palestinians killed was a bomb maker according to Israel, and a Hamas leader according to the Palestinians. Two weapons factories were found, and a bomb-rigged car. Oh, yeah, that's right. The Israelis always lie about all that, don't they? They plant the weapons, forge the documents, Photoshop the pictures, and probably hypnotize Palestinian newspaper carriers into carrying Israeli-made bombs into synagogues just so the army has an excuse to go in and kill babies.

What are YOUR sources? You've got a lot of nerve throwing stones at my sources for credibility. For the record, I have reported nothing from DEBKAfile as unalloyed fact, but have pointed out interesting theories and speculations that may or may not be confirmed later. Like in Sharon's 100-page report on Arafat being presented to the U.S. this week. But then, of course, your sources say he made all that up.