More hints are piling up that the IDF's days in Hevron are numbered. Defense Minister Ben-Eliezer will convene a discussion on the matter with senior defense figures this afternoon. Prime Minister Sharon will conduct a similar meeting with his security cabinet early next week. A "senior source" in the Prime Minister's entourage said that a "withdrawal from Hevron is likely in the near future." On the other hand, senior IDF officers are against the move, saying that if the army stops its frequent patrols in the Arab areas overlooking the Jewish areas, the shooting will quickly resume. The army entered Hevron in late June of this year, in the framework of Operation Determined Stand.