JERUSALEM: Israeli soldiers stationed in the West Bank are battling against a new breed of ruthless attackers - giant rats whose numbers are multiplying at an alarming rate.

The troops guarding a Jewish enclave in the town of Hebron have dubbed the creatures “crats”, as they are nearly as large as cats.

One soldier has been treated in hospital for rabies after being bitten on the ear while two others have been nibbled in recent weeks. “In the past few weeks the rats have been more frightening than the terrorists,” one soldier told the Maariv daily, referring to Palestinian militants. “You are standing at your battle station and they are running between your legs. The Israeli army admitted that they have struggled to wipe out the vermin which are breeding in the rubbish-strewn streets. —AFP Link-http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_30-12-2003_pg4_11

Just when you thought you heard it all, I have seen some rats in the NYC subway tracks that I thought were huge but man these 'crats' must top them all. Just a little humour I guess amidst all the chaos and bloodshed of the Middle East.

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Boy, that ought to give the Hezbollah an idea. Strap a stick of dynamite on a rat and head him towards the Jews. I think the biggest rats are coming out of Arafat's house though.

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