TWO POLICEMEN FROM FORCE 17 PICK THROUGH THE RUBBLE OF UNIT'S
HEADQUARTERS IN BEIT HANOUN IN NORTH OF THE GAZA STRIP.


Two Policemen from Force 17, Palestinian President Yasser Arafat's
elite bodyguard unit, pick through the rubble of the unit's
headquarters in Beit Hanoun, in the north of the Gaza Strip December
11, 2001. The building was hit by missiles fired from Israeli
helicopter gunships shortly before the start of a European Union
mission intended to bolster U.S. peace efforts. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah