Housing Minister Binyamin Ben-Eliezer, also a candidate for Defense Minister in the national unity government scheduled to arise, said an absolute closure must be imposed on Gaza, \"and it must not be removed if even one shot is fired.\"



MK Tzvi Hendel (National Union-Yisrael Beiteinu) demands that Prime Minister-elect Sharon assume the Defense Minister\'s authorities, \"in accordance with the will of the electorate.\" MK Sha\'ul Yahalom (National Religious Party) calls on Sharon to speedily conclude the formation of the government, and to implement an \"aggressive defense\" policy.



A large crowd of angry citizens from nearby Yafo and Holon arrived at the scene of the attack, demanding that effective security measures be taken against Yasser Arafat and his terrorists.