After a more than two-year chase, the Shabak and Israel Police finally put their hands on the members of highly wanted Fatah-Tanzim terrorist cells, arresting seven of them last night. The terrorists, members of three different cells, said they were planning to carry out still more attacks. Among the victims of these groups were:
* Border Guard policeman Madhat Yusuf, 19, of the Druze village Beit Jann in the Galilee, at Joseph's Tomb in Shechem - he bled to death on Oct. 1, 2001, after being wounded by Palestinian fire and the IDF did not succeed in rescuing him.
* Rabbi Binyamin Herling, murdered when terrorists opened fire upon a group of hikers on Mt. Eval near Shechem, on Oct. 19, 2000, and 14 others were wounded.
* Aryeh Arnaldo Agronyoni, 44, father of 3, an immigrant from South America, was murdered on May 7, 2001 while on volunteer guard duty in one of the distant outposts near Itamar;
* Aliza Malka, 19, of Kibbutz Meirav in the Gilboa region, on August 9, 2001 - killed in a drive-by shooting attack.
* Masoud Alon, 70, on Jan. 2, 2003 near Bekaot in the Jordan Valley
The captured terrorist who took part in the attack at Joseph's Tomb said that Fatah leader Marwan Barghouti, currently on trial in Israel for masterminding terrorism, had given him 80,000 shekels to carry out attacks.
A high alert was declared for some four hours this afternoon in the Netanya-Hadera area, in light of warnings of an imminent terrorist attack. No reason was given for the relaxation of the alert, but the motorists stuck in the resulting traffic jams, as well as other residents, asked no questions.
An undercover IDF unit today arrested the military leader of Islamic Jihad in Jenin, as well as three other armed terrorists. Another terrorist was killed during the operation.
Palestinian attacks since last night include mortar shells towards Nvei Dekalim, stonings in eastern Jerusalem, an attack against soldiers near Talmon in western Binyamin, a shooting attack near Kadim, and a firebombing in Tul Karem. No one was hurt in these incidents.
* Border Guard policeman Madhat Yusuf, 19, of the Druze village Beit Jann in the Galilee, at Joseph's Tomb in Shechem - he bled to death on Oct. 1, 2001, after being wounded by Palestinian fire and the IDF did not succeed in rescuing him.
* Rabbi Binyamin Herling, murdered when terrorists opened fire upon a group of hikers on Mt. Eval near Shechem, on Oct. 19, 2000, and 14 others were wounded.
* Aryeh Arnaldo Agronyoni, 44, father of 3, an immigrant from South America, was murdered on May 7, 2001 while on volunteer guard duty in one of the distant outposts near Itamar;
* Aliza Malka, 19, of Kibbutz Meirav in the Gilboa region, on August 9, 2001 - killed in a drive-by shooting attack.
* Masoud Alon, 70, on Jan. 2, 2003 near Bekaot in the Jordan Valley
The captured terrorist who took part in the attack at Joseph's Tomb said that Fatah leader Marwan Barghouti, currently on trial in Israel for masterminding terrorism, had given him 80,000 shekels to carry out attacks.
A high alert was declared for some four hours this afternoon in the Netanya-Hadera area, in light of warnings of an imminent terrorist attack. No reason was given for the relaxation of the alert, but the motorists stuck in the resulting traffic jams, as well as other residents, asked no questions.
An undercover IDF unit today arrested the military leader of Islamic Jihad in Jenin, as well as three other armed terrorists. Another terrorist was killed during the operation.
Palestinian attacks since last night include mortar shells towards Nvei Dekalim, stonings in eastern Jerusalem, an attack against soldiers near Talmon in western Binyamin, a shooting attack near Kadim, and a firebombing in Tul Karem. No one was hurt in these incidents.