Last-minute details are still being worked out in the arrangement to end the Bethlehem Church of Nativity standoff. Thirteen wanted terrorists, part of a group that has been holding 70 clergymen hostage for the past five weeks, are to be deported to Italy, and the other terrorists will be transported to Gaza. Among the Italy-bound are Mahmoud Hamdan, who was behind the murder of Lt.-Col. Yehuda Edri, Sarit Amrani, and American citizen Avi Boaz.
Obejctions have been raised by Italy, which now says it must first consult with its EU partners, and by the municipalities of Gaza Coast and Sderot. The latter have made a last-minute plea to Defense Minister Binyamin Ben-Eliezer not to allow the terrorists into Gaza, which is \"overflowing with terrorists as it is.\"
Obejctions have been raised by Italy, which now says it must first consult with its EU partners, and by the municipalities of Gaza Coast and Sderot. The latter have made a last-minute plea to Defense Minister Binyamin Ben-Eliezer not to allow the terrorists into Gaza, which is \"overflowing with terrorists as it is.\"