Attorneys for the Gush Etzion council told Voice of Israel government radio Monday morning that the government did not give the public enough time to examine the files of the terrorists. One cell of terrorists scheduled to be freed staged a shooting attack in the Gush Etzion area.
The High Court Sunday night agreed to delay the release of nearly 250 Arab terrorists by the Olmert government until the government responds Monday morning to an appeal to prohibit the move aimed at bolstering the administration of Palestinian Authority chairman Mahmoud Abbas.