The standoff in Bethlehem continues, as many Arab murderers continue to use the Church of the Nativity for refuge - holding 80 priests as hostages for good measure. Among the estimated 250 terrorists inside the church are the following:
* Ibrahim Abyat, a prominent Tanzim operative who heads a terrorist cell. He is responsible for the murder of three Jews in the past year: Yehuda Edri, Sarit Amrani, and Avi Boaz.
* Ismail Hamdan, a Tanzim member involved in the above murders and in dozens of shooting attacks against Gilo.
* Muhammad Salem and Nidal Abu Gali\'f, senior assistants to Yihia Da\'amsa, who is responsible for terrorist attacks such as those in Beit Israel (11 killed) and the supermarket in Kiryat Yovel (2 killed).
* Abdallah A\'a-Kader, head of the Palestinian general intelligence service in Bethlehem, who has been involved in the organization and execution of multiple terrorist attacks, the production of explosives, the smuggling of weaponry, and the provision of shelter to other terrorists.
* Jihad Ja\'ara, a Tanzim operative and member of the Palestinian security forces, who has been continuously involved in terrorist attacks targeted at IDF forces and Israeli civilians in Gilo and other terrorist activities.
Among the Hamas murderers taking refuge in the church are Ibrahim Muhammad Salem Abyat, in charge of organizing terrorist Hamas activity; Basem Muhammed Ibrahim Hamud, who was involved in the preparation of explosives and dispatched two terrorists to commit a (thwarted) suicide attack in the Jerusalem Convention Center; and Aziz Halil Muhammad Abyat Jubran, who was also involved in the above attack.
* Ibrahim Abyat, a prominent Tanzim operative who heads a terrorist cell. He is responsible for the murder of three Jews in the past year: Yehuda Edri, Sarit Amrani, and Avi Boaz.
* Ismail Hamdan, a Tanzim member involved in the above murders and in dozens of shooting attacks against Gilo.
* Muhammad Salem and Nidal Abu Gali\'f, senior assistants to Yihia Da\'amsa, who is responsible for terrorist attacks such as those in Beit Israel (11 killed) and the supermarket in Kiryat Yovel (2 killed).
* Abdallah A\'a-Kader, head of the Palestinian general intelligence service in Bethlehem, who has been involved in the organization and execution of multiple terrorist attacks, the production of explosives, the smuggling of weaponry, and the provision of shelter to other terrorists.
* Jihad Ja\'ara, a Tanzim operative and member of the Palestinian security forces, who has been continuously involved in terrorist attacks targeted at IDF forces and Israeli civilians in Gilo and other terrorist activities.
Among the Hamas murderers taking refuge in the church are Ibrahim Muhammad Salem Abyat, in charge of organizing terrorist Hamas activity; Basem Muhammed Ibrahim Hamud, who was involved in the preparation of explosives and dispatched two terrorists to commit a (thwarted) suicide attack in the Jerusalem Convention Center; and Aziz Halil Muhammad Abyat Jubran, who was also involved in the above attack.