Two soldiers were wounded last night by a roadside bomb - of the kind that used to be prevalent in Lebanon and have been popping up lately in Judea and Samaria - near Tul Karem. One of the soldiers is hospitalized in serious condition in Hillel Yaffe Hospital in Hadera. Of the two soldiers wounded yesterday by a similar bomb along the northern border, the condition of one has improved, but the second has had his legs amputated above the knees.
It was announced today that GSS and IDF personnel had recently arrested the murderer of 10-month-old Shalhevet Pass in April of 2001. Tanzim terrorist Muhammad Mahmud Amro, 26, a resident of Hevron, was arrested by the PA police shortly after he fired a bullet directly into her head as she was being placed into her stroller. The PA released him shortly afterwards. Amro was also involved in numerous other attacks in the Hevron area in the past two years.
A six-man Palestinian terrorist cell was detected early yesterday evening near Rafiach Yam. In the ensuing gunbattle with IDF forces, four terrorists were killed and two escaped... A huge 70-kilogram explosive charge was found this morning along the Israeli-Egyptian border. IDF forces safely neutralized the bomb, and no one was hurt.
In a replay of last year, Yasser Arafat - a not-so-devout Muslim - will not be allowed to take part in Christmas celebrations in Bethlehem later this month. Raanan Gissin, an aide to Prime Minister Sharon, said this morning, "Arafat will not move out of Ramallah." Arafat had previously said that he plans to spend Christmas in Bethlehem. The terrorist leader also warned that if Israel does not withdraw from areas transferred to PA control under the Oslo Agreements, the PA elections scheduled for January would have to be postponed. He said that Israel's presence, curfews, and encirclements would prevent the elections from being held.
It was announced today that GSS and IDF personnel had recently arrested the murderer of 10-month-old Shalhevet Pass in April of 2001. Tanzim terrorist Muhammad Mahmud Amro, 26, a resident of Hevron, was arrested by the PA police shortly after he fired a bullet directly into her head as she was being placed into her stroller. The PA released him shortly afterwards. Amro was also involved in numerous other attacks in the Hevron area in the past two years.
A six-man Palestinian terrorist cell was detected early yesterday evening near Rafiach Yam. In the ensuing gunbattle with IDF forces, four terrorists were killed and two escaped... A huge 70-kilogram explosive charge was found this morning along the Israeli-Egyptian border. IDF forces safely neutralized the bomb, and no one was hurt.
In a replay of last year, Yasser Arafat - a not-so-devout Muslim - will not be allowed to take part in Christmas celebrations in Bethlehem later this month. Raanan Gissin, an aide to Prime Minister Sharon, said this morning, "Arafat will not move out of Ramallah." Arafat had previously said that he plans to spend Christmas in Bethlehem. The terrorist leader also warned that if Israel does not withdraw from areas transferred to PA control under the Oslo Agreements, the PA elections scheduled for January would have to be postponed. He said that Israel's presence, curfews, and encirclements would prevent the elections from being held.