The Israel Defense Forces responded to the Karnei Shomron attack late last night with an air attack against targets in Shechem. F-16 jets and Apache helicopters attacked headquarters of the PA and the Popular Front. Security forces caught three suspected terrorists in Ramallah last night, and another one in the Shechem region. Their interrogation continues this morning.
Prime Minister Sharon will convene the security mini-cabinet around noon today to discuss the government\'s next moves. It is being hinted that the latest escalation may cause a genuine change in government policy - Prime Minister Sharon\'s staffers say informally that Sharon feels that we are now truly at war - but no details on possible new approaches have been forthcoming. Interior Minister Eli Yeshai (Shas), a member of the security mini-cabinet, said that the fact that the enemy\'s strategy is based on indiscriminately killing themselves along with as many innocent people as possible must be taken into account.
Prime Minister Sharon will convene the security mini-cabinet around noon today to discuss the government\'s next moves. It is being hinted that the latest escalation may cause a genuine change in government policy - Prime Minister Sharon\'s staffers say informally that Sharon feels that we are now truly at war - but no details on possible new approaches have been forthcoming. Interior Minister Eli Yeshai (Shas), a member of the security mini-cabinet, said that the fact that the enemy\'s strategy is based on indiscriminately killing themselves along with as many innocent people as possible must be taken into account.