Col. Didi Yedidya - Terje Larsen misinformed - we allowed rescue teams in
the whole time

Aaron Lerner Date: 19 March 2002

Col. [reserves] Didi Yedidya, commander of Fifth Battalion that operated in
Jenin, told Israel Radio in a live interview broadcast during the noon news
program that UN Special Coordinator in the Occupied Territories Terje Larsen
was "misinformed" in claiming that the IDF barred entry to the area to
rescue teams.

Yedidya explained that during the entire period, the IDF permitted rescue
and evacuation teams in subject to the condition that they pass through an
Israeli inspection point so that the Israel could make certain that wanted
terrorists were not smuggled out. Yedidya noted that few teams accepted
those conditions and that the IDF inspections discovered wanted terrorists
hiding in evacuation vehicles.

Dr. Aaron Lerner, Director
IMRA (Independent Media Review & Analysis)
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