Top Palestinian terrorists smuggled into Palestinian hospital in Ramallah
and Arafat's compound

[Excerpted from "The operation was a success, but the terror persists"
By Ze'ev Schiff Ha'aretz 23 March 2002]

Leading terror suspects escaped, and were smuggled into Yasser Arafat's
compound in Ramallah and to the local hospital - IDF troops did not enter
these sites. Capture of the suspects might have altered the results of the
operation.