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Palestinian media: IDF uses pistol-toting naked women

by JERUSALEM (JPS) -- The Palestinian Authority daily al-Hayat al-Jadedah reported on its front page yesterday that "the occupation, The article said that last Friday, during a clash at the Karni Junction, a female Israel Defense Force soldier suddenly appeared

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"When they approached to throw stones at her, the female soldier whipped out a pistol from her underwear and shot at their heads," the paper continued, adding that two were killed and nine wounded.

Two Palestinians were in fact killed in clashes there Friday, after a mob hurled hand grenades at the troops and they returned fire.

The IDF spokesperson initially refused to even comment on the report, but later said it was completely ridiculous.

"There is no truth to these lies, which are the product of Palestinian incitement and propaganda," the IDF source said.

The claim of the pistol-toting naked woman soldier joins other Palestinian claims denied by Israeli officials that the IDF was dropping poisoned candy from airplanes and firing depleted uranium shells.


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