Israel\'s military response to last night\'s attack has so far sufficed with an air strike on PA military headquarters in Tul Karem. It happened before dawn early this morning, and PA sources report one dead and 20-50 wounded. The city\'s electricity and cellular telephone service were interrupted. Government spokesman Avi Pazner promised, however, that \"Israel will teach the Palestinians a lesson that they will never forget.\" Government officials and leading army officers - Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Mofaz is in the U.S. - convened today to discuss additional responses. Deputy Chief of Staff Maj.-Gen. Moshe Yaalon said yesterday, before the Hadera atrocity, that the army might well be forced to return to areas from which Israel withdrew under the Oslo Agreements.
Tanzim terrorist head Marwan Barghouti said that Israeli forces in Ramallah had taken over several rooms in his home last night. No official Israeli confirmation of this claim has been forthcoming. Barghouti said that his family members were restricted to several rooms in the house; he himself is in Yasser Arafat\'s office elsewhere in Ramallah. It has also been reported that the army took over the Ramallah home of Tawfiq Tirawi, head of PA Intelligence in Gaza. The army tightened its hold on areas immediately surrounding Arafat\'s headquarters in northwestern Ramallah last night; tanks were stationed only meters away from the building. Forces are also positioned in the nearby areas of Bituniya and Atira.
Last night\'s attack was preceded by a series of terrorist shootings in Judea, Samaria, and Gaza throughout the day and evening. No one was hurt in these incidents, although some vehicles were damaged.
Tanzim terrorist head Marwan Barghouti said that Israeli forces in Ramallah had taken over several rooms in his home last night. No official Israeli confirmation of this claim has been forthcoming. Barghouti said that his family members were restricted to several rooms in the house; he himself is in Yasser Arafat\'s office elsewhere in Ramallah. It has also been reported that the army took over the Ramallah home of Tawfiq Tirawi, head of PA Intelligence in Gaza. The army tightened its hold on areas immediately surrounding Arafat\'s headquarters in northwestern Ramallah last night; tanks were stationed only meters away from the building. Forces are also positioned in the nearby areas of Bituniya and Atira.
Last night\'s attack was preceded by a series of terrorist shootings in Judea, Samaria, and Gaza throughout the day and evening. No one was hurt in these incidents, although some vehicles were damaged.